Thursday, August 17, 2017

Stories of Recovery: The Problem Was Me

Originally published by Guest Blogger.

We lawyers are all pretty clever.

We spend our careers trying to distinguish our facts to gain an advantage in a case. At first, chasing that advantage felt exciting but, in time, it began to feel stressful, and I began to need to “take the edge off” those feelings by drinking them away. Now in my eighth year of recovery, I’m convinced that I cannot safely use drugs or alcohol to “take the edge off,” even where others safely can.

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