Sober Selfies #10 (shirts required, please review rules)

Runningfree · August 10, 2021, 2:26am

The Guadalupe ridge. The part I went to was in Texas

Dazercat · August 10, 2021, 4:27am

Atta girl!! Running Free.
Congrats on your 8 months.

Thirdmonkey · August 10, 2021, 10:50am

My inner cowboy came screaming out.

Olivia · August 10, 2021, 11:00am

I don’t think this could get anymore muerican oh, maybe with a hot dog I hope your inner cowboy had a hoot!

Nordique · August 10, 2021, 12:53pm

I just saw this, I love it!! That view is amazing, congrats on your 8 months!

Runningfree · August 10, 2021, 1:14pm

The view was to amazing for words or even pictures. I took maybe 25 the 2 days and the ones I did barely did it justice. I can’t wait to go back, well go elsewhere and thank you!!!

anon83587935 · August 10, 2021, 1:33pm

Great job Jen 8 months another huge milestone in the books, keep running and keep on with your sobriety !

Noshame · August 10, 2021, 4:58pm

That’s what’s up

I’m in a little dark at the moment but im pushing forward

Truckinmonster21 · August 10, 2021, 4:58pm

Let’s keep moving forward got my spirits up ready to take everything head on sober on LETS GOOO !!!

SinceIAwoke · August 10, 2021, 5:06pm

That is a hat!

Truckinmonster21 · August 10, 2021, 5:08pm

Thanks Dan hope your having a super awesome sober day Let’s goo !!!

TMAC · August 10, 2021, 5:16pm

D 1,158

Jana1988 · August 10, 2021, 5:35pm

Oh thank you very much!
I do it as a hobby only. I started attending races recently for fun.
I like running a lot

JTL · August 10, 2021, 6:03pm

JasonFisher · August 10, 2021, 11:26pm

You got this!
Great share!

Coming to far to fall backwards has helped me through some of my self created mind obstacles.
Ive made hundreds of steps forward. A drink is a thousand steps backwards. Not worth it!

Private50 · August 11, 2021, 12:17am

Great job your doing amazing

Noshame · August 11, 2021, 12:46am

But your still alive
Which means you will survive

10 full days sober onward

SinceIAwoke · August 11, 2021, 3:50am

If that’s a depression scale, it’s time to see the doctor. Take care of yourself. It’s not unusual to discover that we drank to repress these kind of mood states.

AyBee · August 11, 2021, 4:00am

Being aware is a singularly important piece of the mental health puzzle.
What you do need to accept is that even the most normal, balanced and happy person will experience all of those things too.
I hope you don’t let experiencing them make you feel like you’ve failed in any way… You haven’t. It’s because you feel them that makes you normal.

JasonFisher · August 11, 2021, 4:49am

I listen to alot of random recovery stuff on YouTube. This gem came on today. Steve O says at two years sober he was still feeling out of touch.

Our recovery time is pretty close. I still have waves of depression hit me hard. Sometimes its a little overwhelming. It sometimes feels like this is as good as it gets? I sometimes feel disappointed that I’m not “cured”.

When I reflect on how I felt when I got here. Its a lot better than it was.

Sometimes I feel fantastic and the very next day, I feel depressed.

I found this inspiring.

TRIGGER WARNING! Shirtless men, Drug, alcohol and self harm footage in this video!

I think its growing pains. The transformation into the best version of me isn’t always going to be comfortable. Processing feelings I haven’t allowed myself to feel so I can get to the other side. That’s where my sadness comes from. I’ve been having a lot of very vivid flashbacks and memories. Things I would mask with alcohol or drugs.