“When I was in my addiction, they hid the remote and the car keys from me. When I got sober, they gave me the remote back—but they still hid the car keys.”
That line opens this episode because it says something I had to learn: **I could stop using and still have addictive thinking and actions.** I wanted people to believe me simply because I said I was sober. But I still struggled with accountability, and the way I reacted when someone questioned me showed that I had more work to do.
In this conversation, we talk about the gap between putting down drugs or alcohol and changing the way we live. What old habits can follow us into sobriety? What happens when pride gets in the way of accountability? And how do we begin to recognize those patterns in ourselves?
Getting sober was a huge step. It wasn’t the end of the work.
What was one way your thinking or behavior still needed to change after you got sober? Share what you’re comfortable sharing in the comments. If this episode speaks to you, please like it, share it with someone who might relate, and subscribe to 4mics 13teeth 1anklemonitor for more honest conversations about recovery.
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