So, think of it as writing down why you want to break up with alcohol or drugs. I know that I can hear you shouting for me at times, calling me back to hang around with you. But I know that you are an evil that my life needs to be without.I am healthier without you.
I would wonder what the point was, but thankfully I had promised my parents and I felt obliged to get through it. After all the lies in the past, I wanted to finally come good. Once I got used to feeling like my world had been turned upside down, I didn’t actually miss your presence as much as I thought I would.
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You preyed on her trauma and infiltrated her brain. You sidled up to her and pretended to be her friend until you became her only friend. Initially, you were a comfort and a soother. You permeated her emotions and you ruled her behavior. You were always there for me, to help celebrate, or to commiserate the bumps in the roller coaster ride of life. Keep notes so you can go back and see your progress.
I guess back then, when I first got sober, I wasn’t confident that I would stay that way. I’m taking enormous strides in my life. The first few days were the worst. At a medical detox center, I missed you every second of the day. I was sick with withdrawal from you, but I felt your hold weakening.
Goodbye Alcohol: A Breakup Letter Alcohol and You
I am the only one who can work for freedom. And if I let myself, I can be the one who can light my dark days with the sun. I made vows to others not to see you – I meant them, but I broke them. I lied about our secret rendez-vous. I wanted to be the person I saw in others I admired – the one who broke free.
It wasn’t you who called ambulances, or fed the cat, or remembered things, or cleaned the house, or bathed me or made goodbye to alcohol letter me still a human. You had no drawbacks for me at that time. I hardly ever regretted the time we spent together.
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This can keep you motivated in your recovery as well as help you feel power over your addiction as you recognize that you have a brighter future ahead of you. Writing a letter to your addiction may seem daunting at first. If you are struggling to articulate your feelings about the emotional roller coaster that is early recovery, writing those thoughts out may be able to help.
- Then you seduced me into spending the night with you, and in the morning, you’d laugh at me while my head and stomach ached from too much of you.
- When you start to shake because you’re that upset?
- It was easier for us to stay in bed together and not face the world.
Some took longer than others but they all help each other because they’ve been where I am today. Her name is Recovery and she makes me feel good about myself…as a Person, a Father, a Spouse, and a Friend. You know that feeling in your stomach when you know something terrible happens?
Thank you for being an overall great person.
Alcohol was my lover and I had to say goodbye. Even though I did this many years ago in rehab, it meant more to me this time. Because I was the one that wanted me to get sober, no one else was forcing me. Journaling and writing are helpful stress relievers and also a good way to manage anxiety.
- I wanted to be the person I saw in others I admired – the one who broke free.
- It is about time Santa got out of his boots and into some sandals.
- I used this method when I decided to stop drinking and found it extremely useful to do, and here is my own personal goodbye letter to alcohol.
- The lights went out, another blackout.
Using alcohol as a social lubricant is nothing new. I thought it would all fall into place. But you had got your claws so deep into me that almost every time I tried to act normally with you I failed. I think it happened when I had to go away and live on my own. I didn’t realise how incapable I had become of looking after myself, until it really was just you and me. I never acknowledged that it wasn’t you who fed me – it was people who cared.
Thank you for taking care of me when I am sick.
I’ll never forget our days on the lake…at the reservoir. I’m gonna really miss you when I fire up the grill. I mean let’s be serious, water on the rocks ain’t the same. Those promises and feelings stayed true for a while. But little by little things started falling apart. I found my remedy in church basements around other people who dumped you.
Alcohol and drug use increases stress, anxiety, and depression so this is a very helpful tool when you first get sober. What I always do because I am not a fabulous speaker, is write. We are all writers, so it might resonate even if you are gifted with verbal words.