I was just asked this question by a Sobermomlife follower a couple days ago, so I wanted to share my answer with you. I decided to get sober because my soul felt like it was dying. Emotionally, mentally and spiritually I was dying. Physically, my body was literally beat up.....after a fucked up night of drinking, I’d usually wake up with

WHY I GOT SOBERMichelle WilliamsSeptember 27, 2020what made me decide to get sober, how to stay sober, sober, how to get sober, alcoholism, addiction, addict, relapse, overdose, fentanyl overdose, mental health, physical health, emotional sobriety, sobriety, pregnancy in sobriety, pregnant

STOP ASKING WHY

You drank because you’re an alcoholic. That’s what we do. Who fucking cares the reason. Just fucking do it. Just fucking GET SOBER.

The more time we spend pondering WHY we drank (or WHY we are still drinking), the closer we are to fucking death. Period.

Look, you can go into depth about the whys and whatnot later....you do that in stepwork, but for now, just don’t fucking think.

That’s where we get ourselves into trouble— we think too fucking much.

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