Chris
@AddictedChris
I write about addiction and becoming a functional human
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For all the people lingering in the shadows: Maybe you're out there thinking that you could never be truly sober. That staying sober is the one thing you could never do. Maybe a part of you thinks it's completely mad to even consider sobriety. Naked, without a life vest,…
I quit my ADHD medication cold turkey and after 3 weeks of withdrawal depression I feel like I've awakened from a long slumber. I took the medication because it made me more patient, communicative, structured, and generally a better fit in society. But I realized something. I'm…
Many of us on the 12-step journey have felt let down by organized religion, especially when we were taught to see God as a "Cosmic Butler"—someone who caters to all our needs and desires without requiring anything in return. Like Jelly Roll sings, we often find ourselves only…
2 YEARS ago I finally put down drink & drugs! I had NO idea that a healthy, happy, sociable, adventurous life was waiting right around the corner! It’s been an incredible journey so far of learning & finding myself. I’m so grateful & excited for what else is to come! 😁
"Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing." – Dostoevsky This reminds us that the hardest amends to make are often to ourselves. We cling to guilt and shame, thinking punishment will redeem us. But in reality, that’s just pride—refusing to let…
When I got to rehab they taught me everything that I held true, was a lie. To have my reality shattered so brutally was pain, but out of that pain grew a new consciousness. It left me wondering: what else was I wrong about?
I don't like to tweet much about politics, but if you respond to an overwhelming victory for people you profoundly disagree with by saying, "everyone is clearly stupid/evil", instead of triggering profound curiosity and reflection, you are part of the problem
If you want to understand why things are moving the way they are moving, you should listen to the people that you disagree with the most. The emotional investment in your own viewpoint robs you of the freedom to think.
The addiction is there to sooth the pain The pain is fed by dysfunctional coping mechanisms The coping mechanisms are there because they once helped you survive You felt you needed to survive because you didn't feel safe Now its safe. But you don't feel it. You can't feel it.…
I am having one of those days where I don't know why I'm here or what my purpose is in this world. But at least today I could speak to another addict and be understood. Take a chance. Help a stranger. You might make a true friend and end up helping each other more than you…
My Sunday talks with @AddictedChris fix me. It’s amazing how a Dutch and a Spanish person who never met help each other while learning to navigate life being sober and can talk for hours in English and understand each other so well even when I make up so many words. #Grateful
Today is 4th oktober, that means it's exactly 3 years since I had my last drink. It's been an ultra marathon of small steps to get here but I'm doing better than ever right now.
30 days is a monumental achievement. 30 years is normal life.
My Sunday talks with @AddictedChris fix me. It’s amazing how a Dutch and a Spanish person who never met help each other while learning to navigate life being sober and can talk for hours in English and understand each other so well even when I make up so many words. #Grateful
I am experiencing moments of peace lately that I didn't know were possible. It's hard for me to put into words how weird it feels to see life happening for me. Because I was programmed to self-destruct. Because I thought that life put a curse on me I could never escape. If…
Just December of last year was when the drink was still on my mind sometimes. But now? I just realized it's been months since drinking entered my mind in any shape or form. And it's because I started liking myself and life.
I loved alcohol more than life. In order to live, I had to build a life I loved more than alcohol. A love I've found in having a deeper relationship with myself and others. It makes no sense that a part of me still wants that drink. Which is why I still call myself an addict.
Should you become sober? I don't know. For many years basing my life around substances was the best I could do. 'Alcohol/drugs bad' wasn't an argument. Worse was the threat of having to face reality. I felt like sobriety would kill me before the substances could.
Angels go where they are asked and demons go where they are not resisted.
Psychedelics, and especially Ayahuasca dissolve the ego and the outer world and give you front-row seats to the inner world The ego is necessary for survival: - It helps you differentiate between internal and external stimuli - Facilitates decision-making, problem-solving,…
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