This is what makes sobriety feel isolating to me.
And Iām certainly not complaining because Iāll take the isolation over the nightmare of addiction any day, but sometimes I have to ask myself if Iām coming off as though I feel superior by pulling away or declining invites.
I donāt feel better than anyone who is on a different path than me, I just know that I canāt continue in those dead end cycles.
I struggle with this at work and sometimes it feels isolating because I am the only one there that is sober Besides management and the owner. I work at a restaurant and a lot of times I feel like Iām invisible there and a lot of times I get ignored Or people treat me differently versus the people that go to the bars every day or every weekend. Iāve also heard people say things behind my back. But at the end of the day I have to consider the source. My grandfather used to say consider the source. The people at my job that party and drink everyday at clubs and bars are not people that I want in my life and donāt have the same goals. I know one thing the manager and the owner doesnāt ignore me. And Iām not invisible to the managers and the owner. I guess thatās all that really matters at my job. To an outsiders perspective that doesnāt know my story I probably do come across that I think Iām better than them but that just is because my sobriety makes them think about their own life and choices and makes them insecure. I am physically and mentally healthy from being sober and I have never been late and Iām operating at 100% every day thatās probably threatening to people that can barely get there in the morning Plus do the bare minimum. So Iām going to try to not let it affect me and Iām going to stick with the winners.
Thank you for this post
I came here because of this hat I got. If I canāt laugh about Some of my problems then whatās the point.. Iād rather laugh than cry. Iād rather make fun of some of my issues and utilize them then ignore them and feel bad about it
I love this. This is my biggest struggle by far. Iām definitely still working on it. Thanks for posting this.
This is pure gold 
Exactly what I need today. Downloaded. Bookmarked. Reminder set. Thank you 
This is so heavy and itās exactly what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you Sienna for posting this, hell yeah 
After getting into a relationship since being in recovery I can say that my tolerance level for bullshit, bad energy and discomfort with another has reduced drastically. I am working hard for my peace everyday and am not willing to hand it over to a human who canāt look at their own stuff.
#recoveredempath #fixyershitortakeahike
Pure gold
I guess Iām not allowed to tattoo this in mirror writing on my exās forehead? 
Petition to make this the official slogan of TS? 
do you watch the show Community? if so, remember this episode?
Abedās speech about grip:
*I have discovered the meaning of the giant hand.
A hand has two functions; to grip and to release. But without both of these powers it is useless. Like newborn infants we grab what comes near us. Hoping to control it, taste it, jam it into another childās eye.
But the time we spend in control of our world is the time we spend letting go of others. Ideas, stories, pride, girls in soft sweaters, video games, buttered noodlesā¦ Grip one for too long and you lose so much that youāve never held.
This giant hand was sent to all of us as an invitation to increase our mastery over the power to hold on.
And let go*
Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
RIP Pope Francis 1936 - 2025
āThe walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churchesā¦
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airportsā¦
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggarā¦
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racistā¦
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same careā¦
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donorā¦
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each personādo not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.
You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfectā¦
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of lifeāand do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.ā
āPope Francis
Thank you for this.