Hi. My name is Katie and I an a writer. I am also in recovery from drugs and alcohol. And I am diagnosed with Depression, ADHD and Complex PTSD. I have been in recovery since I was 23, and now I am 41. Over the last year, I have decided to remove the shame in my recovery. In certain recovery groups, I believe that the fixation on time sober creates a great amount of fear and shame around relapsing, and therefore results in people not coming back and getting sober again. I have literally relapsed probably 100 times. I am not kidding. And I always come back. The longest I’ve had sober is 3 years. I’ve been relapsing from 2007-2024 and I’ve decided that I want to stop relapsing. So I plan to do everything suggested and go to whatever lengths it takes this time. Maybe I can help you too! I would like to share my point of view and my recovery from my most recent relapse, to hopefully give hope to those who are still relapsing, coming back or who are sober and just want to learn what NOT to do. Enjoy!