Amber Hollingsworth argues there's no bad reason to get sober. Most people start for external reasons like saving a relationship or avoiding jail, not internal motivation. Many later come to value sobriety for themselves and keep going.
This question is from Reddit. So my boyfriend and I broke up about two weeks ago, and yesterday he called me and said that he's willing to get sober to save our relationship. Then I said, well, is that the only reason you're gonna do it? And then he said, no, he knows he's drinking too much. He's sort of doing it for himself, too. And then I said, well, if we don't get back together, do you still think you'll get sober? And he said, I don't know if I would get completely sober, but I would definitely cut it way back. Really not sure what to do now. Don't people have to get sober for themselves? This is actually a very common fallacy. There is no bad reason to get sober. Most anyone who has an addiction gets sober for some sort of external reason, like, I don't want to lose my kids, I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to die of liver failure, and all those are very good reasons. Now, eventually, once they stay sober for a length of time, they usually realize how much better their life is, and then they decide to stay sober for themselves.
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