Well………..I’m off to a new program tommorow I’m just hoping it will hold me off and I won’t relapse or leave sometimes I give myself permission to leave because my anxiety kicks in when I’m around a lot of people or I need a stiff drink and at that time that’s the only reasonable solution to my anxiety I know better now and currently in a short term program so I have a couple weeks sober and feel anew, rested and prepared to face my upcoming challenges such as; negative self thoughts, anxiety and depression and/or FOM (fear of missing out). I got so many addictions, just about anything that brings me pleasure becomes an addiction I could see coffee becoming an addiction but that’s light weight, it is much better than vodka or sticking a needle in my arm. That’s for sure. I just wanted to put my thoughts out into the electronic universe of the web.
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