Going to weddings, barbecues, concerts, and parties may be an enormous challenge for you, especially in early sobriety. The fear of being exposed as the person that doesn’t drink, or possibly being so tempted that you actually end up drinking, is quite overwhelming. For me, there was always this uncomfortable time before the event, when […]
I have been so wrapped up in shame that I pretty much became a hermit in my own mind just to not have to face all of which I was afraid that people were judging me for. I totally closed, and I did not share my pain with anyone. I did not seek support and […]
This year I would have had 10 years of continuous sobriety. But I don’t. I shared once at a meeting that I had this list of the most horrible things in life that if they would happen to me, I would give myself a free pass to drink, like the death of a loved one […]
