GET SOBER 01: INTRODUCTION
Hello! My name is Marky and I'm starting out on a career as a sober coach. I'm also mad excited about NOSTR, so I'm going to be using it to share, archive, and structure my thoughts on the topic of sobriety. In this post, I just wanted to get a quick introduction down in writing and get started. So, if sobriety is something you're interested in, read on. I hope that by sharing my experiences of a long drawn out process, I can offer you a shortcut to a better place.
In the run up to 2019 my life was a total mess. The long running problems that I had been having with alcohol were exploding in my face; continuing was simply no longer an option.
I'd known that something wasn't right as early as 2005, if not before, but it wasn't until maybe 2010 that I began to understand that I had a serious problem. It was at this point that my intentions to cut down or drink only at weekends just did not happen. Not only did they not happen, I'd drink more--more drinks, more often, with more alcohol content. As the decade rolled on, the problem got worse.
My attempts to sort it out became more determined and would be accompanied by varying periods of sobriety. After the initial hump, things get good quickly when you stop drinking: you feel better, look better, and your world improves. The problem is, when this happens you inevitably delude yourself into thinking that you can go back and have both. You can't.
And thus began the iterative process of sobriety/relapse; I've lost count of how many times I've done this, but it's a lot. But because it's a lot, I've experienced it a lot. And because I've experienced it a lot, I know it well: I know how hopeless it feels, I know how hard it is, I know what to expect, and I know how to make it easier. And this is what I want to share with you through this blog. In 2019, I achieved escape velocity. So much so, that when March 2020 rolled around, I didn't so much as flinch. And now all I want is to help others who are trying to do the same.
So that's me. And for now, that is all...
But before I go, remember: working on sobriety is an iterative process. We never fail, only learn. Be kind to yourself and never give up.
Marky
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