I rcvd the 2nd best birthday gift today. My 1st was being born to my beloved parents.
Found out a few minutes ago that my oldest brother achieved his 1 year of sobriety.
I know first hand what a difficult path it is, As I and my middle brother us 3 all have addictions, addictive behaviours.
My beloved Poppa was an alcoholic most of my life. He mixed alcohol with drugs. Grateful that I got my Poppa back.
His last 5yrs were sober. Fought and beat cancer twice. First colon, then Stage IV lung cancer.
The lung cancer is what caught up to him due to having one lung. He got severe pneumonia back 2014.
With one lung his fight was limited. Had 2 blood clots that caused heart attacks. Then as a family made one of the most difficult collective decisions to date to remove his life support in the ICU.
Being a Priest and Missionary for an Addiction Recovery Program has allowed myself to achieve a sober way of life for 2 decades.
July 31st I will start a new milestone in my life, my 21st yr of sober living.
All Glory, honour goes to God and Jesus Christ. Without them I am nothing.
Another gift from my oldest brother is that within the last 6 months he has become based as HELL!
Awakened to the utter bull shite that has been going on in this nation and world. He shares and puts out some terrifc truths of lies of the DS and fake news.
He lives in California and a stauch conservative. His views have gotten more Christ centered.
Do unto others, to bring peace, joy, and love with whom we interact on a daily basis.
His is FULLY awakened. Drugs and alcohol kept him in a stupor of not given one shite for anything in the world.
Having him woke, based in the truths of the greatest battle of our time, and sober makes his baby brother weep tears of utmost joy.
Truly.......
We We Go 1 We Go All
There is tar in marijuana, yes. Depending on how it’s consumed, the amount of tar can be reduced, but all the fancy stuff like vaporizers are fairly new bits of tech for most people.
The evidence linking marijuana use directly to lung cancer is weirdly shaky, but I (a non-expert on cancer) tend to defer to the possibility over idiopathic development of lung cancer and tend to advise people to err on the side of safety if they’re worried about it.
Alcohol is super hard to beat due to the fact that you can just go buy it legally from anywhere, and will almost always have people in your life who use it socially with no addiction problems. Even though I am somewhat skeptical of how groups like AA operate, there is enormous value in finding other sober people and using them as a support system. Also, talking to the people close to you about it will help, because they’ll know not to accidentally offer you a drink or pressure you into it.
If you’re looking to actually quit, depending on how much you drink, you may consider chatting with a doctor or therapist about it and getting their take. Alcohol withdrawal can be physically problematic depending on the amount and length of use, and while cold turkey works for some people, it’s not fun and can definitely drive people right back where they started if they aren’t careful.
A group of people who are supporting your sobriety and who you trust to keep you honest is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Best of luck.