by MAtt » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:28 am
Hello, Iv'e been sober for 2 years and change. I came to the crossroads after being hit by a freight train, a divorce, a few weeks in the big house, and a summer filled with self-inflicted injury.what has kept me sober has been the memory of how my brain chemistry is affected by alcohol: Namely instant asshole.
I have found a different addiction that is much more helpful Travel, and bicycling. thankfully I found a job that supports both, It's been hard to get to meetings, but, not hard to stay sober, even if the people I work with are a bunch of lushes. I get reminded of why i enjoy staying sober when I watch them get pulled out of a taxi cab and dumped outside the hotel. all the same, what I am writing to tell is this: find a helpful hobby, some thing you love to do and immerse yourself in it. Be it gardening, mountain climbing, scrapbooking, collecting stamps, rollerblading, or find something you always wanted to do, say play the guitar, piano, drums, or write a book. find what makes you happy and use it to keep you sober as well.
I hope this message helps all those struggling.
MAtt