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In short, reading is an act of self-care – because we’re taking the time out of our daily lives to pursue an activity that reaps positive effects on the mind, body and spirit. Meanwhile, I met a girl from back home with whom I began a relationship during the summer between my freshman and sophomore years. She was being raised in an old world male-dominated society. We would see each other for vacation breaks and long weekends.

I would awaken during the night in withdrawal needing to take some alcohol to be able to get back to sleep. I was sliding down a very slippery slope without a solution. Alcohol had, over many years, subtly become my higher power, fully taking over my life. Every morning I would awaken with fear of going to work.

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I am the third of four sons, each about two years apart. We grew up in a small town in Eastern Massachusetts where, on our mile-long street, we only had a few neighbors. I always wanted to hang out with my two older brothers, as there were few inspirational stories of sobriety kids my own age in the area. I remember at one of these forts, at the age of ten, finally feeling like I belonged because someone gave me a cigarette to smoke, or more accurately, choke on. But at least they treated me like one of the guys.

• “After moving from Texas to Florida at age 15, I was naturally searching for new friends.
• And while the benefits of sobriety are plentiful, it’s normal to experience challenges and setbacks along the way.

After seventy days, I was discharged and was soon able to return to work under a monitoring contract with PHS. I attended daily AA meetings for the first ninety days. Later, I cut back to three to four meetings a week as I returned to taking call at work. At the appropriate time, with the guidance of my sponsor, I was able to make amends to everyone I had harmed, including myself. 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.

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The second night, I began to have diarrhea with old, digested blood in it. The next morning I awoke with my heart racing, unable to get up off the floor, realizing that this was the end of the run. “Early on, I was staying sober because of my father. I started volunteering at an addiction treatment facility. As a woman, part of my journey is about finding my voice and figuring out who I am. After nearly a decade of living in recovery, I can tell you that long-term sobriety is not for the faint of heart.

One study showed that the area of the brain that processes emotions was activated when listening to an emotional story. As stories are heard, brain waves synchronize with the storyteller. Hearing that someone else had a similar experience and overcame their challenges shifts the brain into believing the same is possible for the listener. Dealing with substance use is more than just fighting your body’s systems and chemical reactions. It’s also about treating your mind and letting go of bad habits.

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And it seemed to make things more fun for awhile. Now when people ask, I tell them that it just doesn’t suit me… It doesn’t do anything for my spiritual state, my mental state, or my creative state. It takes from that and I don’t want to play with fire. Maybe you’ve been leaning on alcohol too much to try to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe you enjoyed a successful Dry January, so you’re questioning alcohol’s role in your life.

Plenty of recent studies have shown that gratitude is important for all human beings, no matter their individual challenges. For people in recovery, gratitude is even more important, and sometimes, less easy to come by. But if you make an effort, you can find many things to be grateful for in your recovery, in your life, and in yourself.