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I don't have a big boffo speech or anything to celebrate 10 years of #Sobriety from alcohol. All I really want to say is that anyone can find themselves struggling with a dependency, regardless of any personal or cultural variable. And it is not a moral failing. It is a mental aberration. It is no choice. It becomes an absence of choice.

If you are struggling with addiction, please know that you are not bad, you are not hopeless, and you are not alone. I could not have survived to make it to this point without other addicts helping me. You are not alone. Please, reach out. You are worth it.

My gratitude is boundless. My mother continues to support me every day and is a constant source of wisdom. And without my sister taking care of me for those first 6 or so years, I would never have stuck it out. All my friends and family in recovery, especially those who we've lost along the way - I honor and cherish your deeds, words and memories.

Lots of love to you all.

@thegibson

One of my recovery traditions is the Red Quarter, or Stop Sign. It's a quarter that's been painted red that I keep with me always. The program I went through was started over 50 years ago, and they would give men leaving the center a red quarter to act as a way to remind you - as you looked in your pocket for a quarter to call your dealer from a pay phone - to stop and think about what you're about to do. Even when I got it in 2014, they were already joking about how rare pay phones had become. I think about it every time I see one, which is exceedingly rare. #SoberLife #ODAAT