Longest I've been without it since I was 14 feeling so proud of myself and blessed for the strength to overcome this, 1 month and I will be 1 year clean of alcohol aswell(minus a few lapses) soberity is the way to live and so thankfull for meditation for helping me find peace 鉁岋笍, Haven't been on here really for years but I have lost all my so called "friends" irl during this time since I'm no longer "fun" according to them minus one friend who has stuck with me through these times who I'm very thankful for. Anyone dealing with mental health or addiction you can get through this if you believe in yourselve anything is possible, also shout out to my beautiful girlfriend who is a gift sent from God who I will cherish with all my heart forever she is my motivation
tast519 Yeah they were fake connections made over drunken nights, they only wanted my friendship because they wanted people to drink with, I'd rather have 1 real friend then 10 fake ones, thank you both Kandee_tast519 鈾ワ笍
That鈥檚 awesome! You鈥檙e at a different point in life than those friends. If they can鈥檛 support you in the changes you鈥檙e making, they aren鈥檛 worth keeping in your life as sad as it is. You鈥檒l find new friends who are in line with your lifestyle. Keep up the good work!
mikec51 yes I'm only 20 so there's not much people my age who don't drink(especially in new zealand half this country drinks every weekend)I'm doing my own thing though taking control of my future and manifesting my dreams, my past struggles are gonna lead me to a better future
blitszims yeah it is hard I've known I've had to stop for so long though hard to cut a thing out of your life that is so integrated into it though, yeah covid was when I really started smoking heavily to just being stuck at home with nothing to do made it easier to smoke 24/7, yes using at any age under 18 is where it starts really it all steams from childhood trauma and mental issues tbh though, if you have a tough childhood as soon as you find something that gets rid of those feeling your gonna use it as much as you can to get out of your head, when your younger you don't realize they damage its doing people tell you but young minds are dumb haha, best way to learn is from experience though and I'm glad for my understanding of addiction now learning about addiction made it a lot easier realizing that it wasn't my fault I felt the need to use everyday
blitszims thank you :)) hardest part is starting I'd say if you believe in yourself and do all the right steps it's easy sailing from there, Yes no going back now everyday is a blessing just gotta appreciate the little things in life the most beautiful things are right in front of us all if we look close enough
