That’s why I created The Sobriety Collective, a community for creatives in recovery from addiction and mental illness. I graduated two weeks after the call with my mom, and I stopped drinking and smoking and went to my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on May 12, 1996. I wasn’t sure if I was an alcoholic, but during my teens and twenties my partying ranged from “she’s fun and wild” to self-destructive. And, I was and still am a believer in the adage, If you’re asking yourself if your drinking is problematic, then, at the very least, drinking is probably not serving you.
- “I was like, I think I’m ruining my own life with my sex and dating habits.
- He doesn’t regret the experience, he said, because it also set him on his career path in addiction recovery and counseling.
- Once his 30 days are up, he has to figure out how to return to his New York City lifestyle sans alcohol.
- Maybe you’re a pretty moderate drinker, but you feel like booze just isn’t your friend anymore.
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- During the most unsettling time of my life, I craved all the messy, tragic, complex, wonderful stories that could show me what was on the other side.
- In a statement, she said she and her family “are thrilled” to return to the world of reality TV.
- She didn’t realize how much lying is an integral part of alcoholism.
- And actually, it was that pain that caused me to be so willing to do anything for sobriety.
At the age of 15, Cat Marnell began to unknowingly “murder her life” when she became hooked on the ADHD medication prescribed to her by her psychiatrist father. I once heard someone say, “Abstinence-based recovery is like living with a caged, raging, tiger in your living room. If you open the door for any reason, you know it will kill you. The non-abstinence-based addictions are the same, but you have to open the door to that cage three times a day.” Sounds about right. I don’t think I even really liked drinking — it just seemed to make things a lot easier.
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If you’re looking to gain insight into sobriety and recovery from hosts with both lived and professional experience, this is a great podcast option for you. The hosts cover a range of topics like emotional sobriety stories sobriety and trauma, and have been sober for a combined almost 50 years. Soberful is full of advice for those who are sober curious, navigating the early stages of sobriety, or in long-term recovery.
- It’s a trait that he sharpened while in recovery, and it’s a significant reason why he’s finally found so much success staying sober.
- Over the next six weeks, with the help of my counselor and group members, I began to explore my character flaws and incorporate the principles of alcoholics anonymous into my life.
- Since my sobriety birthday there have been a lot of ups and downs, but mostly ups.
- Wurtzel reveals how drugs fueled her post-breakout period, describing with unbearable specificity how her doctor’s prescription of Ritalin, intended to help her function, only brought her down.
The Role of Support Systems
To be clear, not everyone on the below list is entirely sober; some have quit drugs altogether while some still use marijuana, while others have ditched hard drugs but occasionally still drink. But all have found a path to an overall healthier and happier lifestyle. The Brobriety Sobriety Podcast is all about the intersection between sobriety and masculinity. Hosted by VanSober, this podcast tackles conversations about substance use, mental health, and wellness in the 21st century.
- I visited Valley Hope to take a tour and I told the young lady that I would be back in 2 weeks to check in to stay.
- Again, in med school, I sought out and found friends who partied just like me.
- But with each challenge, I grew stronger and more resilient.
- It required honesty, openness, and consistency in my behavior.
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My Journey to Sobriety: How Quitting Alcohol Changed My Life
