Welcome, Brittany, I’m happy you decided to reach out here. I compared myself to others for many years, to feed my denial. I worked in rehab and addiction research settings and always found someone worse off than me to justify coming into work hungover on a regular basis.
It’s going to be okay to talk about the crazy in your head, and the way the addiction pushes us around, getting us to do things, think things, react to things, feel things that we would not otherwise do, think, or feel. You’re an alcoholic or addict if you say you are, independent of anyone else’s judgement.
This is a great place to get and stay sober, I hope you stick around. Here are a couple of great topics to get you started::
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Blessings on your house as you begin your journey.