Success Story: An Amazing Journey to Sobriety

I’m fortunate to have stayed sober that night but it was an important event. By letting me walk out that door, my mom showed that she trusted me with my own recovery even if I wasn’t acting trustworthy. She knew it might not end well but let me go anyway. Recovery is all about choices—whether  public or private.

During residency, we had the first of four children. My son, I thought, would solve our problems and bring us closer. Women in AA are saying, ‘You’re strong enough to move out.’ And I’m saying, ‘I don’t know if I can.’ When I left my parents’ house, I got married. I was 22-years old, in college, and I thought, ‘I’m not like these people in treatment.’ But I packed up my loafers and my sweaters, and I played the part.

Recovery daily quotes and mantras

I structured my class schedule so as to not interfere with my alcohol and drug use, incorporating a large break between morning and late afternoon classes in which I could get all my studying done. I again excelled in school, graduating with a 4.0 GPA and several individual honors. I had completed all except two course credits for my degree within three years and spent my final year engaged in analytical chemistry research for the last two credits. I was offered a scholarship opportunity to go on to PhD studies in chemistry, but chose to continue on to med school instead.

15.”Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” – Buddha. Whether you’re at the beginning of your recovery or have been sober for years, these words of wisdom will remind you of your strength and resilience. Looking for some inspiration on your journey to sobriety? Look no further than these powerful and uplifting quotes. Artists offer a glimpse into how addiction can be expressed in multiple forms. From musicians to painters to actors, the world of art is full of those on the journey to recovery and those still in the grips of addiction.

I learned to pause before people-pleasing…

In sobriety I’ve been around all this stuff and I think that’s one of the things people cast a stigma on. When I stopped drinking alcohol, I was desperate to know the stories of other people who’d inspirational stories of sobriety also taken this road less traveled. During the most unsettling time of my life, I craved all the messy, tragic, complex, wonderful stories that could show me what was on the other side.