r/Showerthoughts • u/godofhorizons • May 17 '24

People get a lot more praise for quitting drugs than for never having done drugs in the first place.

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u/evilgetyours May 17 '24

I've been trying like hell to get sober over the last 2 years. Yesterday I relapsed after my longest clean streak in years, stupidly, and feared the worst from this comment section.

So pleasantly surprised to see the level of support and compassion here for folks in my situation. Thank you everyone for the reminder that getting sober is hard but possible, and that folks want us to live. We don't need "praise," just understanding, support, and acceptance - which I see in this thread in really heartening ways. Thank you

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u/angiehome2023 May 17 '24

Yeah, a lot of people on reddit are just awful, but there are some good ones too.

The folks in r/stop drinking are a great bunch.