Welcome Kasey!
It’s hard when we open our eyes and see our substance use is just a hollow… blah. What is it? For me I realized my addiction was just a huge waste of time and energy.
Then we start to ask, “What else could I do with this energy and time?”
We start by learning a bit from others with similar questions. (Hang out here on Talking Sober - lots of good stuff to read here!) In addition to TS, there’s loads of good podcasts and books:
Resources for our recovery
Then when we start to feel a little more like taking charge, maybe step a little further into our lives, we might say, “No, I don’t want this taking my life and energy any more” and then we decide we need a community - we need people to help us find our way, sober.
When we do that, we need a community. For some people, that’s here on TS. For some, it’s at groups (there are many sobriety groups; see some online ones here: Online meeting resources - in-person ones are listed here: Resources for our recovery) - it’s about finding people who understand and support your journey to get clear and clean, and to grow in a new direction.
Welcome Kasey! Keep reading, keep listening, keep sharing, keep learning. You’re doing a good thing 