Complacency in Recovery: Why I Felt Less Alcoholic as Life Got Better | Borrowed Wisdom

Ever been the person everyone walks on eggshells around? Sober, and still miserable?

In this Borrowed Wisdom episode, I read from a recovery talk by Bob D. that I keep coming back to. I share my own lived experience alongside it: seven and a half years sober, a relapse, and coming back.

Bob says untreated alcoholism is easiest to spot when someone isn't drinking. Restless. Irritable. Discontent. Never at peace.

IN THIS EPISODE

- The person everyone walks on eggshells around

- "I worked 50 places and none of them did it right"

- Mistaking excitement for happiness

- The committee in your head

- What you worship: the pie graph exercise

- Feeling "less alcoholic" as life gets better, and how that led to my relapse

- Believing a higher power is running the show, then acting like you are

- The lamplighter: seeing help in hindsight

A NOTE ON "GOD"

We're talking spirituality, not religion. Use whatever word works for you: a higher power, the universe, the group, something bigger than you.

This is peer support and lived experience, not medical or professional advice. If you're struggling with alcohol or drugs, reach out to a doctor, a local treatment provider, or a support group near you.

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If no one has told you today: I love you. Recovery is simple, not easy.

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