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Is someone you love in early sobriety?

21 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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Amber Hollingsworth addresses people supporting someone in early sobriety. She explains that newly sober individuals often feel doubtful, scared, and not immediately better; they may be 'wishy-washy' about recovery until they start to feel joy, see relationships improve, and experience life more positively. Amber reassures supporters that this doubt is a normal part of the process and not a sign that something is wrong.

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For the person who is newly sober from any addiction. Everybody's been telling them their life's going to get better. I'm telling them they're going to be able to like experience joy and happiness again. You're telling them all this stuff, but they don't believe you yet because right now they're sober and they don't feel so great. And so they're pretty doubtful. They're like, okay, I'm going to give it a try, wishy washy about it. But they're not completely on board yet, and that's okay. They're probably not going to be completely on board until they actually do feel better, until the relationships are better, until they are experiencing life in a better way. That's when the increase in their sureness comes along. So don't expect it right out the gate. Don't let it make you freak out or panic you. It doesn't mean something's wrong. It's a natural part of the process. It's scary and it doesn't feel good for a while. So it would make sense that someone might be a little iffy about it.