You’re awesome. You see that the road you were on was a dead end. So many people do not. Be proud and grateful that you are wise enough and love yourself enough to seek something greater.

200ish days sober here after many false starts and failed attempts. Here’s what’s working for me (may or may not work for anyone else):

My philosophy is to build a life that I don’t want to risk losing by doing drugs. That’s my big picture approach.

The other side is knowing that I also have a chronic neurological/biochemical problem that has to be treated with meds, and therapy.

Final piece of the puzzle—I’m a spiritual being that needs to be connected to a larger whole. I get this through my job in healthcare, loving and honest relationships with friends and family, and by reveling in the beauty, awesomeness, and mystery of the universe.

Godspeed, fellow traveler.

Edit* forgot to mention. When you screw up (and you’re gonna), get right back on that horse and hold your head high.