ESSAY October 2024 - What Made Sobriety Happen? - Rich L., New York, USA

I sat there all alone one afternoon in a stunning location in Hawaii. And all of a sudden, a realization came over me. I understood that if I didn’t stop acting out now, I would be lost—for the rest of my life. I would never make any meaningful connection with anyone, and I would  descend lower and lower into moodiness, self-centered bitterness, cynicism, and despair.