It's my HalfBirthday today!
Fifty-two and a half!
It doesn’t matter how long I’ve been sober: living alone in a house that contains “substances” sure is testing my mettle… (including the “metal” of the yearly badges I collect from Alcoholics Anonymous!)
In recovery programs I learned it’s not good to dwell too much on What Ifs, or to start bargaining with yourself. Slippery slope! In the seventh panel I deliberately chose to depict myself in drunken/stoned states that I know I don’t want to relive. Plus: a spooked Pookie - who would want to do that to a cat?
So don’t worry folks, I think I’m pretty secure. And if not, I know where to find meetings.
It’s also good to remind myself of how I felt on my 51st birthday - I got out of that hole, without anesthetics! And I’m much better now!
No matter the type of battles we face, the battle of inner conflict is real, isn't it?
I used to be addicted but not to alcohol. Been clean since September 2022. I have had loved ones overdosed and never recovered. I use to work in construction and several of my co-workers/friends didn't get the chance to recover. I was the boss I always had the addition at arms length. Sorry I don't usually put that out there....