Thoughts on Sexual Sobriety
I don’t do this too often, but today I want to share on this blog something I wrote in my personal journal. I started journaling over two years ago as a recovery tool and initially I really did not like it and resisted doing it. Everyone in my recovery circle though was talking about how helpful it was to write down their struggles and insights into their own lives. I relented and finally started to journal, and was very inconsistent with it, but something told me to keep trying. Eventually, I actually began to enjoy the writing process and found it very helpful in spotting patterns in my life, positive or negative. There is something about seeing something in print that makes it very real and makes it difficult for me to run from. Writing about myself forced me to think more thoughtfully about the things I think, do, and say. Anyway, yesterday marked four years of continuous sobriety for me. I try not to view it as something to ...