Almost 9 months sober and I’m finally good at my job again

Got sober 1st Feb, it’s been a slog with ups and downs but I think about 6 weeks ago I turned a corner.

Everything is easier, everything is calmer and everything is more enjoyable. Drinking fills maybe 5% of my brain down from 95% when I stopped.

The biggest positive, I enjoy my work again. I’ve climbed the ladder for 20 years and have a decent senior position which for 6 years gave me crippling anxiety, I just wanted to hide from people, get through by doing the bare minimum. Now I’m energised, I’m making changes, I feel respected and able to put myself out there. I’m confident again.

Not to sound like a cliche, but I feel like I found myself again, a version that I genuinely thought was long gone. I’m so much happier already, can’t wait to reach a year +

IWNDWYT