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Drug Free Spirit, May 2012
Get Sober
Where will you be five years from now? Is it time to ask what will get you through life in a healthier more positive way? Is it time to start surrounding yourself with people who keep you away from negative influences, negative labeling and judgmental behavior? Is it time you got people to accept you for your true “otherness?” That thing you do that makes you unique, that makes you special?
Are you tired of compromising your sanity for the sake of a high from a drug you’re addicted to? Too much of the same mind-altering thing can make anyone want out. How do you know you are ready to start over and choose life? Do you have a plan? Do you know where to go to find the help you need that works for you?
If you’re addicted and you want out, really think about what should happen next. Think about where you go to get that help and who you will trust with your newfound self. I cannot stress enough that these choices are not easy. There will be trial and error and you must carefully evaluate the people who give you advice, for it may not always be right for your situation. No matter who you are, when you make that choice to get sober, you are receiving a psychic change.
The world you once knew will see you differently. You probably won’t fit in anymore with the people you tried so hard to please that you associated with during your addiction. You will definitely not see things the way you saw them before the addiction, until you understand that you are an addict and there is no way back for you if you are going to live. Look forward and think good thoughts. Looking back at the addiction with regret and guilt will not keep you sober.
Getting sober and really getting your marbles back takes a few years. So don’t expect everything to be okay after the first 30 days or the first 60 days or 90 days. You are teaching your body a whole new rhythm that it must lean slowly. You have to be patient, so don’t surround yourself with stress and relationship troubles that ignite your desire to abuse drugs.
Learning how to see yourself again after addiction, requires total honesty. You have to understand that being sober means drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, abusing food, frivolous spending, all have to go. You gotta be able to let go of all of these things if you are going to make it for real. And you don’t have to tell anyone how serious you are about your recovery except yourself. That my friend is how over time you get strong. It’s how you get your power back.
I hope you’ll be able to find some helpful information on this website. Check out the blog as there are always new entries. Here’s to hoping you too will succeed in recovery and that five years from now, you’ll be sober.
Alexandra