Amber Hollingsworth argues there are no bad reasons to get sober. She rejects the idea that you must do it only for yourself, saying doing it for a partner or children counts just as much. Multiple reasons make recovery stronger.
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Foreign. The other thing I want to say about this is he's saying, I did it for you. That's great. That's a wonderful thing. He's trying to make you feel bad, like, I did it for you and it doesn't count. It's not going to work because I'm only doing it for you. Listen, I think that's a great reason. Everyone always says you have to do it for yourself. And I say, no, there's no bad reason to get sober. Don't care what it is. They're all really good reasons. And in fact, I suggest you have several, if possible. Most people do have more than one. And I think doing it for someone else that you love and care about should be one of the reasons to do it. Because I honestly. They don't care if it's hurting them. Right? They don't care if it's hurting their health or their lungs. So doing it for yourself isn't enough. Doing it because you want to be a good husband, doing it because you want to be a good father, and you don't want that affect your kids. That's a really good reason.