Are You Ashamed to Take a Drug Class?

One of the hardest steps toward becoming sober is fear. There are many kinds of fear and every person is different. One of the most common fears is that you have to come clean about your addiction. Your friends, family and coworkers who drank alcohol or used drugs with you in the past will need to know why you have stopped.

Many people choose to try lying when they first become sober. They will tell their cronies they are quitting to lose weight or because they want to be able to pass a drug test.

It is easy to “save face” if you decide to start drinking again because you gave up on your diet or didn’t get the job you hoped for. You can “hide” the true reason - because you are so addicted to the drug of choice that you cannot quit.

Just Quit

If you successfully quit using weight loss or employment the logical argument becomes now that I have not drank or used in six months or a year, I feel great. I don’t want to go back to that lifestyle.