I’m often asked how I got sober, and the answer is simple.
I made it a permanent change.
When I’d tried to stop drinking in the past, I’d say,
“I’m trying to cut down.”
I didn’t believe in myself.
Then when my language and identity changed to,
“I don’t drink anymore,”
It suddenly became easy.
I believed in myself.
And others believed me too.
My friends respected it and didn’t take it as a challenge to try to make me “give in” anymore.
How would it feel for you to say, “I don’t drink anymore”?