18 Years of Blackouts: I Lied, I Drank, I Lost Everything: 850 Days Sober

Drunk blackouts, broken trust, and a marriage on the edge, Sheila hit her rock bottom. She opens up about the moment everything changed and quit drinking — and how she clawed her way to 850 days of sobriety. Takeaways About Quitting Alcohol: It Starts with Awareness, Not Perfection The first step in recovery is recognizing the problem — not getting it right immediately. Sheila tried to quit many times before it finally stuck. Relapse doesn’t mean failure; it’s part of the learning curve. Daily Structure is Critical in Early Sobriety Sheila created new routines: decaf coffee instead of cocktails, reading instead of drinking, and daily prayer and reflection. Building predictable habits helps replace destructive patterns with empowering ones. Emotional Regulation is the Real Work Quitting drinking removes the numbing agent, but that’s when the emotional floodgates open. Sobriety requires learning to sit with discomfort, anxiety, and even grief — skills many never learned growing up. Find Sheila here: https://www.instagram.com/recoverygirl1029/ #sobrietyjourney #recoveryjourney #quittingalcohol