I won’t go too much into it, but I had a problem with drinking and, as of right now, I’m over 5 years sober.
I always thought I needed alcohol for confidence.
I was so wrong.
It took me to quit drinking to see that it was alcohol that was adding to my anxiety and stopping me from growing.
It took years and many different things contributed, but the longer I was away from drinking, the more I grew confident and learned about myself in ways I never even knew.
One of the biggest factors that helped me was finding the Sober Butterfly Collective (@soberbutterflycollective on Instagram).
This wonderful community created by a beautiful human named Hannah that I’m proud to call a friend helped me find friends that I could do things with not needing to drink and, from that, gained confidence I never had and, with time, being able to do things I never even liked doing when I was drunk and somehow being sober I can do things I would have never done before that requires a lot of effort and because of that it shows how much it was holding me back.
For this, I have to praise and thank the sober butterfly collective and all the amazing friends I gained through them.
If you want to learn more, then check out the Instagram tag and, if you’re interested, every second Saturday of the month in various locations they run coffee catch-ups.