Sobriety & Self-Worth: How Quitting Alcohol Helped Me Love Myself More

Sobriety wasn't just about removing alcohol from my life - it was about learning who I was without it. It meant facing social situations without liquid courage, feeling my emotions fully instead of numbing them, and realising that I didn't need alcohol to be fun, or worthy of connection.

Alcohol had taken so much more than I realised. It stole my ability to trust my own decisions and thoughts, my ability to set boundaries and my self-respect as a result. It convinced me to stay in placed I didn't belong, tolerate things I shouldn't have and accept less than I deserved from other people and more importantly myself.

But sobriety? Sobriety gave it all back - tenfold.