23 Days Sober.




Avoiding pain was my number one goal. And this isn’t to say I have this horrible life. But, I’m talking about the pain of my own mental health- and the pain of trying to escape autism at times, especially on the bad days. The pain of hypochondria. The pain of panic attacks. The pain of anxiety. The pain of the unknown that I crumbled under the weight of. The weight of screaming and some days, little peace. ❤️ I wanted an escape route so #alcohol became just that. At first it was drinking for fun, even alone. Then I realized how I could quiet those voices for a little bit- and began to do it all hours of the day. Alcoholics- addictions- you don’t wake up one day hoping to drink from 9am-9Pm. It’s a snowball effect. You just want to numb the pain of your mental health and demons for just a little bit… and then it just grows to numbing them all of the time. But we can heal- and we can find healthy ways to quiet those demons or honestly, face them head on. 💪🏻 Quieting those voices today with a Mountain Dew and some Bible reading. ❤️ We can do this, folks. #sobriety #sober #alcoholic #alcoholism #23dayssober #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #hypochondria #anxiety #depression


Today, we celebrate 23 days sober. 


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