The Honest Truth About Being Sober That No One Talks About

And it’s ugly.

Sara Burdick
5 min readOct 26, 2021

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Alexander Graham Bell

Getting sober sucks!

I am sorry, somebody has to say it.

Getting sober is not something we do because we want to. It is usually something we do because we HAVE to.

I mean obviously, we don’t have to, we can continue destroying our bodies, mental health, relationships, and everything we encounter.

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Those of us who choose to get sober see this destructive pattern and want to change it. (I am speaking from personal experience, maybe yours is different).

I can guarantee you almost anyone who used to drink and party will tell you the road to sobriety is not fun. If you sit and actually have an inquisitive, conversation with us and not instantly judge us, because we are not drinking.

Judgment if you…

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Sara Burdick
Sara Burdick

Written by Sara Burdick

I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. Travel and Storyteller. I live in Colombia. https://linktr.ee/saraaliceburdick

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