I want to keep this short. I am very proud of my sobriety and the people in my life that are sober. It has helped me get me where I am today. I have been promoted, I have been given better responsibilities I am a much better husband, son and adult.
I struggle to write this. Because, well I am not an addict. I choose to be sober to help support the people in my life that are addicts.
We as a society need to change the stigma surrounding addicts. We need to support these people. I struggle to write this thinking what potential employers will think of me. But this is me trying to destigmatize addicts and sobriety.
I am proud of being sober. If an employer reads this and thinks differently of me or my family, then I am fine with them not contacting me.
I support addicts, I have seen the pain, I have seen family hit rock bottom. I have also seen that no one can force anyone to become sober but themselves. It has to be the choice of the addict and the individual to become sober.
“One drink is to many a thousand never enough”
-12 step program