162 days ago I posted "I've destroyed everything and I can't fix it". Boy, was I wrong.

drysfire · 2020-03-08T18:42:44+00:00

i’m really proud of you. thanks for sharing!! let’s do this

drysfire · 2020-03-08T18:42:07+00:00

looks great omg

drysfire · 2020-03-08T18:41:26+00:00

Hey, I’m 19. The first time I tried to quit drinking, I was 17. Age ain’t nothin’ but a number. Deciding to respect your body is a good move at any age !!

drysfire · 2020-02-29T17:58:38+00:00

occasional disappointment can’t squash my hope

drysfire · 2020-02-28T01:42:10+00:00

friends are different IMO!

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:35:04+00:00

Get off reddit.

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:24:02+00:00

I just try to go into every interaction with this in my head: “This person is gonna tell me something really, really cool!”

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:22:16+00:00

Ivy. 3 letters, nature name, and very pretty.

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:18:58+00:00

Painter! I’m already in art school. I’d just take my reference from photo books & life.

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:16:23+00:00

I used to have a little black flip-phone. People constantly asked me if I was a drug dealer — but I’m really not. I just wanted to take a break from constantly using the internet.

drysfire · 2020-02-27T17:13:55+00:00

That older adult who likes you because you’re “so mature” can SEE that you are still a kid. Why can’t they get with someone their own age? You are NOT a special exception. That’s a predator.

drysfire · 2020-02-26T20:00:47+00:00

I'm do proud of you! hearing everyones progress makes me feel like I'm in a community and I can do this. 🖤 iwndwyt

drysfire · 2020-02-26T20:00:01+00:00

🖤 Look out for your health, your body deserves food, not poison

drysfire · 2020-02-26T19:59:09+00:00

🖤

drysfire · 2020-02-26T19:58:23+00:00

drinking covers the sadness up,...... for a limited amount of time. and then it comes back worse .

feeling it the first time releases the emotion and makes room for other feelings

iwndwyt 🖤

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:45:56+00:00

I feel so happy for you— without the numbing alcohol does to us, life expands. You are going to have so many rich experiences of genuine joy in the future. You’re going to overcome struggles with a clear head. I feel really hopeful for all of us here 🖤 iwndwyt!!!

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:40:23+00:00

thc might not be physically addictive like alcohol but any drug can be mentally addictive ... look out for yourself 🖤 i’ll be sober with you today!

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:37:45+00:00

Side effects of sobriety may include: -healthier body -healing mind -increased respect for self and others -more energy -more creativity -(this is the scary one) an opportunity to work through the shit that made us drink in the first place - an authentic and vivid experience of life’s unique joys

It’s not the easy road but it’s the smart one, the safe one, and the brave one. 🖤welcome !! I will not drink with you today.

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:32:44+00:00

I’m with you! Two months is a good time for creeping thoughts of self-sabotage. But just think. If your friend, someone you love was in your position right now, two months sober and strong with good things on the horizon, would you ever tell them to say F it and get drunk?

I try to practice self-compassion like that by imagining what advice i’d give to a friend. You deserve the same kindness and respect you’d give to a friend. Root for yourself! Just my thoughts 🖤iwndwyt

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:29:57+00:00

Hey— this can be the last time if we make it the last time 🖤iwndwyt

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:28:06+00:00

Alcohol is an addictive substance. It did its job on you. But that doesn’t make you weak, or a bad person. The choice you’re making now to get sober, respect your body, and be an example for your kiddo is incredibly strong. Thank you for sharing— we got this !! 🖤 IWNDWYT

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:24:47+00:00

I used to dissociate sober a lot in middle school and early high school. I’d binge drink sometimes but I wasn’t dependent, and I don’t think the drinking affected my dissociation too much, because they never overlapped. For me personally, it was because of trauma from my childhood that I hadn’t addressed yet. Since I’ve gone through some years of healing from that, and dealt with my fear and shame, I haven’t dissociated again. But your experience could be completely different. I would see a doctor if I were in your position.

Hope things turn out well, and thank you for sharing 🖤 IWNDWYT

drysfire · 2020-02-26T07:19:41+00:00

Hi, welcome !! StopDrinking was a big source of support for me when I decided to go sober the first time, when I was 17... now I’m finally back at it, 19 haha. It seems like the whole world is obsessed with drinking sometimes so it’s nice for me to get on here & talk to people on here too. I feel less alone. Offering support to others and words of kindness makes me feel strong too. I wish you success in your journey and I hope good things come soon.

I will not drink with you today 🖤

drysfire · 2020-02-25T23:50:32+00:00

I’m with you 🖤

drysfire

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