What Changes After 9 Months of Sobriety

Kelly Tompkins
5 min readMar 14, 2020

Why the ninth month was the hardest.

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Anyone can tell you sobriety is something you have to take day by day. Even though you want your milestones to mean that you’re free from alcohol’s grip, it’s not the case. Each month uncovered a new struggle but there were some consistent themes. 1 month, 3 months, and even 6 months were all figuring out how to be social without drinking. It was learning how…

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Kelly Tompkins

Austin,Texas sober girl. Lover of horror movies, cats, and fitness. Occasional bad poet.