❤️‍🔥 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER STATISTIC. So many of the people I knew before I got sober aren’t here anymore. 💔 Overdoses took friends and people I once shared that life with. I’ve lost so many over the years that sometimes I still find myself wondering… WHY DID I MAKE IT OUT? I never overdosed, and I won’t claim that I did. But I came dangerously close. I mixed Xanax and vodka, and my heart began slowing down. That could have been the end of my story. BUT I’M STILL HERE. 🙏❤️‍🔥 And when I look at the person I was compared to the person I am today, I don’t see something to be ashamed of. I SEE SOMEBODY GOD RESCUED. ✝️😭❤️ I can’t bring back the people we’ve lost. But I can honor the life I’ve been given by STAYING SOBER. STAYING ALIVE. TELLING THE TRUTH. AND REACHING BACK FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS STILL IN THAT PIT. So if you’re looking at my “before” picture and thinking, That looks like me right now… PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP. 🫶 Your addiction does NOT get to write the last chapter of your story. There is still breath in your lungs. There is still purpose for your life. There is still a way forward. And there is still HOPE. ❤️‍🔥 I RECOVER OUT LOUD BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO. 🙏 If you're in recovery, drop your clean/sober time below. And if you're still fighting, you can simply write “I'M STILL HERE.” Somebody in these comments needs to see that recovery is possible. ❤️ WE DO RECOVER. 🙌❤️‍🔥