Staying Sober And Dealing With Family

Family members are a great gift but at times we can all be overwhelmed by the people we love most. It was easy to distract ourselves from our obligations to our family when we were using. With that being said now that we have received addiction treatment through AIA, AA, or other forms of addiction rehabilitation and are sober, we are able to show up.  We now have tools to deal with any overwhelming feelings that may come up for us when we deal with our familial issues. We also get the opportunity to right our wrongs and clean up the wreckage of our past. When we were using most of us were isolated from our family and entangled in this disease, but now that we have our life back we get to show up and give back to our family. We get to be present and loving. We get to repair our relationships and see what we can bring to the table instead of seeing what we can get out of the situation. Even the most broken relationships have been repaired through sobriety. If we continue to do the work it takes to stay sober we will be able to fulfill our obligations to our family. We were not the only ones that suffered from this cunning, baffling, and powerful disease. Now is our chance to share the gifts of sobriety with the people that stuck by our side, loved us, and who matter most.