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I will wait…..
I will wait….. I will wait. I will wait for you. These are the words that taunt me. Why? Waiting. Hoping. Praying. These are qualities that an addict like me does not possess so easily. Looking back...
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No matter what the facts are, or how other people saw it, what I experienced...
“I took my first drink at age 13. I knew I was an alcoholic from the very start. I took two shots, threw my phone at somebody, and fell off my bike riding home after a game of manhunt. That was...
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Sincerely, The Best Bull-Shitter Ever
“Sincerely, The Best Bull-Shitter Ever Yeah this was a letter I found recently that I wrote 2 years before I got sober to my parents as part of my probation. My entire life I was a good manipulator.”...
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Sobriety For Women South Florida Recovery
“Now of course, everyone wants to be phenomenal because…. well that’s awesome.” My best friend, Tim S., owner and creator of SoberNation.com, recently introduced me to a series of motivational videos....
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How do I quit drinking on my own?
I have wanted to quit drinking alcohol for a while now. It has been years since I have been able to control and enjoy my drinking. I have tried to regulate it and when I did it was not fun, I did...
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Are addicts “bad” people?
Upon entering a very long and passionate discussion tonight i found myself part of an interesting conversation. I found myself discussing the idea about addicts and discrimination. The war on drugs is...
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Overcoming an Eating Disorder and Drug Addiction Before Inspiring Others
“When I took cocaine with me to the Miss Georgia Pageant….needless to say, I did not win.” My name is Katie Maslin and I am an alcoholic and an addict. I was born in 1973 in Orlando, Fl. My parents...
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Finding Love In Sobriety
I’ve done a lot of things wrong in my sobriety, but the one thing I can absolutely say that I have done right is how I approached finding love in sobriety. As I write this I am 2 and a half weeks from...
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Can You Have Fun In Sobriety?
The first time I tried to get sober was in December 2006 when I was 19. I had dropped out of college after the first semester of my sophomore year and I had thought I was like every other 19 year-old...
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Hitting A Bottom In Sobriety
Hitting a bottom in sobriety.You hear about it all the time. It is like the “right of passage” everyone knows about and no one is looking forward to. It is not a secret by any means. It is talked about...
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Grateful and Sober?
“You know, when I blew out my birthday candles this year I did not wish for anything…I just said Thank You.” BAM. Gratitude at it’s finest. Who says that? Who says I am happy enough right now that...
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Addiction Is A Family Disease
Family members used to tell me that I lacked the instinct of a mother. I have six kids so that hurt. Being lost in the powerlessness of addiction, I was on my own for ten years. I missed doctor’s...
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Coping with Anxiety in Sobriety | Sobriety For Women
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease typically about something with an uncertain outcome. Who here has ever experienced some form of anxiety? I am sure if we were in a class room...
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Getting Sober Away From Family Supports | Sobriety For Women
“I Will Not Love You To Death” Sobriety is a life changing experience no matter where you are. They tell you to get all the support you can to help cope with the ups and downs sobriety brings. So when...
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Is Alcoholics Anonymous Right For Me? | Sobriety For Women
When I landed my feet upon the floor in my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I knew I met my match. See even at 20 years old sitting in a dark musty room filled with men and women nearly double or...
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The Addiction and Body Imaging Recovery Project
Together, Sobriety for Women and Addicted to Recovery have formed an alliance called the “Addiction & Body Imaging Recovery Project”. We recognize that numerous women and men experience...
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Why is Xanax addictive?
An Explanation for the Addictiveness of Xanax Anti-anxiety medications have become increasingly prevalent in modern societies. Among these, Xanax is the most popular prescription drug. The vast...
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Being an Alcoholic with an Anxiety Disorder | Addicted to Recovery
Hi I’m Krissy and I’m an alcoholic. I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Boston. From a very young age that I felt apart “from” instead of a part “of” – well until I found alcohol. I can’t...
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