#soberstory

[codeineandtramadol]

I had an incident the other week where I had my usual wine but I inhaled it and it hit me like a freight train. I don’t remember it but in the morning I woke up to my mum crying on the phone to a family member.

I had said some truly horrible things. I’d hurt people.

I’m violent and horrid when I drink too much and I’m stressed, I take it out on the people closest to me. It’s a vicious cycle of drinking to reduce stress but it only increasing my stress and making me more paranoid and angry.

[lisa-iphm-blog]

A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them 🐝 Ohhhhh how times have changed, swipe to see what a pair of plant pots we used to be! We’ve always loved a matching t-shirt though 🤣😂 . . . #soberstory #soberexperiment #bestfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TLZbHAZhu/?igshid=vt5go10q21ai

[fightaddictionofficial-blog]

Saffron Austin’s Sober Story | My Living Sober Experience

Saffron Austin has shared us addiction recovery story. Many many Congratulations to her for living sober.

Read her full addiction recovery story:

[boozemusingsandboom]

Musings from Five Years Alcohol-Free

I can remember being in awe of people who had gone for a long time alcohol-free. I never ever thought I’d do it. In fact, to be truthful I didn’t think I COULD

I never grew. I never learned to cope with my anxieties just to mask them. Alcohol filled my time. I never learned that you don’t need to be liked by everyone and that you never will be anyway. I thought it made me think deeper/dream more. I believed it made my future dreams and hopes sharper in my mind. I believed it filled the hole in my soul.

[lisa-iphm-blog]

Can’t believe I’m doing this but here goes! I suppose I just want to share with you the damage that binge drinking can do not only to your mind but your actual face 🙈 although I never thought weekend drinking was a problem it clearly was and both of these pictures have been taken with no filter. The picture on the right is my very last hangover, the moment I decided enough was enough, the picture I would never dare share with anyone, the picture that I kept to remind me how shit I felt! The picture on the left is me this morning 3 months in! It’s been 92 days since I decided to stop drinking altogether, the thing is you see I’ve always been all or nothing. I have gained so much in the last 3 months and today I feel so proud of myself! I feel like a much better person, I have more time for my family and friends, I love my work, And I have stopped running away from myself and decided to try and discover myself instead, sobriety rocks and I’m happy to be a part of the sober movement I’m sharing my story to help remove the stigma of alcohol addiction 😍 . . . . . . . #soberstory #allisnotwhatitseems #alcohol #soberoctober #soberlife #soberlifestyle #soberissexy #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #bingedrinking #3months #92days #sobermovement #removethestigma #amianalcoholic https://www.instagram.com/p/BotLKK7BqLm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15gcf4sb7vawf

[lisa-iphm-blog]

Although I’m about 10 years younger on the right I feel so much better being the Lisa on the left! I can see in my eyes in the picture on the right that I’m absolutely sloshed and although it was an awesome night with awesome friends I as always woke up with crippling anxiety from once again taking it that little bit too far! Waking up wishing I could just go out for a couple of drinks, wondering why I was always the one that ended up in town, making new best friends that I’d never speak to again in the toilets, probably accidentally insulting one of my real best mates and then throwing it all back up the day after and swearing I’d never drink again! Tonight I will go to bed on my 39th birthday feeling so very grateful that I have given myself the best birthday gift, peace of mind and sobriety I don’t have to go and drink myself stupid and wake up with a hangover from hell in the morning! I’ve got to spend quality time with those that I love and I shall be able to enjoy waking up in the morning, taking my dog for a walk and knowing I’ve not said or done anything stupid, I can actually enjoy my day at work knowing I can give it my all!! . Living my best life 💕 . . . . #soberstory #happybeingme #anxiety #bingedrinking #sobrietyrocks #sobriety #happybirthdaytome #hangovercure #soberissexy #mindbodysoul #facetoface https://www.instagram.com/p/BoNBIqbhCSb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q204649izee2