The CDC found that 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover. For today's #mentalhealthmonday, I wanted to end the month on a positive note and talk about some of the benchmarks that I saw in my own #recovery story.

My first favorite benchmark was 9 months in, because that's when I noticed I really started to get my sober brain back. The routines were broken, the habits changed, and I got to feel everything again. It was rough having to actually process a lot of the grief I'd been pushing down (with drink), and learning to deal with the residuals of trauma as a sober adult was a hassle. However, sitting with and processing my emotions feels so much better and genuine when unfiltered. I'm not constantly running away anymore, and that's something. 

My other favorite benchmark was 4 years of #sobriety, because then I'd been sober for as long as I'd been a drunken bastard. Beyond those two, I don't know that I have any other days that hold more weight than "just today." I'm grateful that today I'm still sober and not choosing chaos. I'm grateful that today I have the power to say no and stay healthy and happy. 

Each little victory of each day gives me the sense of accomplishment I need, none more so than having been able to get to know myself again. 3,090 of those "todays" have passed. We do recover. 💪