Two Surprising Discoveries in Sobriety That Might Have Kept Me Drinking

Five years of sobriety feels fantastic, but it wasn’t always this way

The further I get from my first years of sobriety the more I recognize how difficult they were. So much needed to change! And it happened sooo slowly.

The uncomfortable truth is that you are right to be hesitant about getting sober. It is a huge transition. You will, in the process, become a completely different sort of person. Is that what you want?

Who are you really? Underneath all that posturing and bravado? Are you ready to find out?

Naturally, the urgent question you have, before you quit booze, is: Will the effort be worth it?

For me, it has paid off in bucket loads. Eventually. But it wasn’t easy. Honestly, if I’d known all the ways my life would change, and how much work was ahead, I might never have agreed to this journey.

Here are the two surprising discoveries that drinking me might not have signed off on, and some reflections on why I’m glad we made it without her approval.

My relationship is stable now. We are building a life together which is peaceful and pleasant. We have created a solid base from which to… just live. No emotional rollercoaster. No big rows. No more constant questioning: does he really love me? Can I trust him? Should I try to marry this guy?

I feel secure and comfortable and calm, and this *may* have been intolerable to the still-drinking version of me.

In the years since I got sober, I have developed a more mature and balanced perspective about how my life is supposed to be. I am still…

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