No. 9
July 13, 2026
21 says sober
Im still struggling with following even the simplest of tasks.
But with that came awareness.
The first step to recovery has always been acceptence.
I thought acceptence of addiction, but its more than that. Its acceptance of oneself. To accept myself I have to look in the deepest darkest corners of my mind. Disecting my self image.
I've learned that I view myself through the eyes of the world and people who have hurt me. Never the ones who have loved me. Which is one of the reasons for my addiction. I relapse because its overwhelming and hurtful and I immediately want to numb my pain. As if I have no resilience or strength. Which is what this is all about.
But diving into my head proves that I am strong and resilient and this is apart of my journey.
Im gonna take some time to sit in my pain and allow myself to go into a depression. These emotions are overbearing. They break my heart over and over again still everytime I replay it in my head which is 55% of the time. I try to keep busy so I dont have to think. But this time, im facing it. Im gonna feel everything that I need to feel to move forward. Im working on my self image.
First thing I ask myself is, what do I think of myself. And sit with it. Wether it be ideologies of myself from others, or myself. Im gonna sit with the dark side of it and acknowledge the dark hurtful thoughts. Im gonna let it hurt me forreal this one last time. So I can move on.
I will be writing down every negative thought I have about myself. Until I do not have anymore new ones. Almost like abuse? Am I going the right way? Is this the right thing to do? I dont want to hurt myself anymore. Mentally or physically. But something is telling me to dive in. Im not sure its god. Should I listen? ... maybe just a little.
Xoxo












