6 Months Sober: How Choosing Myself Changed Everything
Six months ago, I made the hardest and most beautiful decision of my life: I chose sobriety.
Not because I was “broken,” but because I was ready to be whole.
Today, I celebrate six months sober, and I don’t say that lightly. This journey hasn’t been easy, cute, or Instagram-perfect. It’s been raw. It’s been uncomfortable. It’s been honest. And it’s been the most powerful thing I’ve ever done for myself.
If you’re reading this and wondering if change is possible for you, let me say this clearly:
Yes. It is. And you are worth it.
Why I Chose Sobriety
For a long time, I thought alcohol was helping me survive. Helping me cope. Helping me forget. Helping me feel.
But the truth?
It was slowly disconnecting me from my power, my purpose, and my peace.
I wasn’t living—I was numbing.
I was tired of waking up feeling heavy.
Tired of starting over every morning.
Tired of knowing deep down that I was meant for more.
Sobriety wasn’t about punishment.
It was about liberation.
It was about choosing clarity over chaos.
Presence over poison.
Purpose over patterns.
The First 30 Days: Breaking the Cycle
The first month sober is where everything gets real.
You’re not just detoxing your body—you’re detoxing your identity.
I had to face emotions I had buried for years.
Grief. Anger. Shame. Fear. Sadness.
All the things I used to drink away came knocking.
And I didn’t run.
I sat with them.
I cried through them.
I wrote through them.
I prayed through them.
That’s when I learned something powerful:
Feelings don’t destroy you—avoiding them does.
Months 2–4: Learning Who I Am Without Alcohol
Once the fog lifted, I started meeting the real me again.
Not the coping version.
Not the numbed version.
Not the “just get through the day” version.
But the awake version.
I began waking up early with purpose.
I started creating again.
Dreaming again.
Believing again.
Sobriety didn’t make my life perfect—but it made it honest.
And honest is where healing lives.
What 6 Months Sober Has Taught Me
Here’s what sobriety has shown me so far:
1. I am stronger than my past.
I don’t have to repeat what hurt me.
2. I don’t need alcohol to be interesting, loved, or enough.
I already am.
3. My nervous system deserves peace.
Not chaos. Not survival mode. Not constant adrenaline.
4. I can sit with discomfort and not self-destruct.
That alone changed my life.
5. Choosing myself is not selfish—it’s sacred.
The Emotional Glow-Up of Sobriety
People talk about the physical benefits of sobriety—and yes, those are real.
But the emotional glow-up?
That’s the real flex.
I’m more grounded.
More emotionally available.
More confident.
More me.
I don’t wake up ashamed.
I don’t apologize for things I don’t remember.
I don’t abandon myself anymore.
I show up.
For my business.
For my relationships.
For my future.
For my soul.
Sobriety & Self-Worth: They’re Connected
Here’s the truth nobody told me:
You don’t quit drinking because you hate yourself.
You quit drinking because you finally love yourself enough to stop abandoning yourself.
Six months ago, I stopped running.
I stopped escaping.
I stopped choosing temporary relief over long-term freedom.
And in doing so, I chose self-respect.
If You’re Thinking About Getting Sober…
Let me talk to you for a second.
If you’re tired…
If you’re stuck…
If you feel like you’re living life on repeat…
If you’re numbing something that needs to be healed…
You’re not weak.
You’re waking up.
You don’t have to have a “rock bottom” to choose better.
You just have to decide you deserve more.
And you do.
What Keeps Me Going
I stay sober because:
• I like who I am now
• I trust myself again
• I’m building a future I don’t need to escape from
• I’m creating brands, art, and meaning
• I’m healing generational cycles
• I’m finally free
Sobriety didn’t take anything from me.
It gave me everything back.
Six Months In… and Just Getting Started
Six months sober means:
• 180 days of choosing growth
• 180 days of choosing clarity
• 180 days of choosing myself
And I’m not done.
This is just the beginning of the life I was always meant to live.
Not small.
Not muted.
Not afraid.
But bold.
Awake.
Unchained.
Final Words
If my story helps even one person pause before pouring another drink…
If it helps someone feel less alone…
If it gives someone hope…
Then every hard moment was worth it.
Six months sober.
Still standing.
Still healing.
Still rising.
And if you’re on this journey too—
I see you.
I’m proud of you.
And you’re not walking it alone. 🌹⛓💥
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