Well, sobriety is something a person maintains every day. It’s not just about not drinking but living your life differently. It’s helpful to go to meetings and also therapy. It’s best to gain a healthier sense of self sober and develop a healthier relationship with self first.

Often the reason it’s best not to have a relationship for a while is to make sure you don’t fall into a codependent cycle with another person. This can especially happen when engaging into a relationship with another who has an addiction problem.

It’s common for individuals that have addiction issues to struggle with self esteem issues. So it’s a journey to live each day sober and to also develop healthier self esteem.

As I mentioned, often there is an ongoing loop that exists with the disease in challenges with both work and relationships. It’s a disease of dependency that is hard to slowly grow out of.