When you have people who have the same bad habits as you, it’s hard to see that it could sometimes be a problem. Watch to see how Bobby made his own path in making better decisions and overcoming alcohol abuse.
Hello, my name is Robert Morrison and this is my recovery story.
When I first started drinking, it was a moment of like, “Where has this been all my life?” I got excited. People are like me! They feel and they speak. And so more and more people, I would drink with people and they would reveal their secrets to me. They would cry, they would laugh, they would make jokes. They would come out of their shell.
I considered it a strength, my ability to drink and get people to drink with me and enjoy themselves with me - until it wasn't. I got pulled over and I got my first DUI that night and I got arrested for the first time that night. And I woke up the next morning and I decided to just keep drinking.
I think it was obvious that I was going off the rails because I couldn't stop drinking. There's nothing more sobering than waking up in a psych ward in a gown and being like “What the hell have I done?”
When I first got here, I wasn't scared of the environment or scared of having to put work into it. I was scared of losing what I felt like made me, me. What I quickly found while being sober was that people genuinely loved me, and it had nothing to do with alcohol or drugs. I started to reconnect with the person inside of myself that I almost killed. It became evident after a while that the thing I needed was other sober people, and I've never had other sober people.
If I knew going into rehab just how positive and life-changing of an experience it was going to be for me, I would have done it a long time ago. You'll find joys in it that I can't describe. The alcohol and drugs definitely can't get you. I'm nine weeks sober today. This far along in my sobriety is the farthest I've ever been. I can only imagine what a year or two or the rest of my life will bring.
My name is Bobby Morrison. I found my way home, and you can find your way home too.
All I know is that a lot of people really suffer from this. If you're really considering treatment, just try it.