How I tapped 7 Spiritual Laws of the Universe to Get Sober and Be Whole.
Women drink primarily to change our inner world. To drown out the voice inside that tells us we aren’t good enough. Not thin enough. Not smart enough. Not young enough. Not fill-in-the-blank enough.
Any type of quit lit or treatment program that doesn’t address this underlying issue doesn’t work long term.
I was super Type A.
I believed that if I achieved enough, I’d show my family that I deserved to be noticed.
People would accept and love me.
And I’d be whole.
No matter how driven I was, how much money I made or how big my title, I never arrived at that magical place.
Drinking changed my inner world.
- It numbed the anxiety.
- It dissolved the boundaries between me and you as quickly as it dissolved my inhibitions
- It helped me feel whole.
It worked.
But all of that feeling was temporary. Drinking left me with remorse. Shame. And even more anxiety.
So of course, I wanted back to that magical, blurred world. And I’d open another bottle of wine or pour another glass of vodka.
