🚨Living with dual diagnosis isn’t easy and it’s time to break the stigma.

🎯After 11 years #sober and living with clinical #depression, old symptoms like apathy and irritability resurfaced. I realized they weren’t a failure—they were danger signs.

I used to be in denial that I live with two treatable #medical conditions. Accepting this truth was—and is—the vital step toward healing.💟

📲 The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: If you’re struggling, call or Text 988 — Help is available 24/7

#addiction

11 years sober today. Full of gratitude💟

🗣️I used to think my problem was a character flaw—that I was weak.
Then I broke the denial and learned: alcoholism is a progressive disease, not a moral failure.

✨Recovery networks, including the medical community, helped me learn how to live sober—one day at a time.

➡️ If I can do it, so can you.

📲If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Dial 988.

#sober #recovery #addiction #hope #MentalHealth #odaat #newday #sobriety #boston #northshorema

Today marks exactly five years sober for me. I quit when I was a microbrewery beer enthusiast and a so-called moderate drinker. Sometimes I overdid it, especially when I could pour a pint of fresh IPA from the brewery's taps. In total, I managed to review about 5,000 different craft beers to Untappd and whatnot.

Life didn't magically improve overnight after I quit, but reflux and stomach problems disappeared completely, and my migraines and panic attacks became less frequent. I feel better now than I did back then.

I think I'm going to keep it this way.

#Alcohol #Sobriety #Sober

This holiday season, remember—if someone refuses an alcoholic drink, DO NOT ASK THEM WHY. Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood recovering alcoholic.

#sober