I was 14 when I first got drunk. Blacked out completely. Woke up with burst eardrums and two black eyes. No memory of what happened. Still don't know.
You'd think that would scare me straight. It didn't.
I spent years chasing oblivion. Alcohol. Cocaine. Marijuana became my daily religion — wake up high, go to bed high, plan everything around getting high.
The worst part? Weed gave me moral superiority. "At least I'm not an alcoholic." Perfect lie for an addict.
Today I've been clean nearly a decade.
Freedom isn't getting sober. Freedom is accepting full responsibility for who you were and who you're becoming.
The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.
https://vryfokkenou.com/2023/09/05/10-years-in-recovery/
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