Ari Lennox took to social media on Tuesday to share that she is 7 months sober.
The 32-year-old Grammy-nominated singer shared a lengthy post detailing the positive impact sobriety has had on her life.
I feel more in control of my emotions. More stable. More happy. More alert. More safe.
More accepting of things I can’t control and more responsible with things I can.
I have less anxiety socially and when I’m ready to go, I go.
I recognize my threshold with things and implement boundaries.
Ari Lennox went on to share how she has set herself from the negative impact alcohol had on her mentally and physically.
I don’t find interest in partying anymore :/ maybe I’m changing and that’s deeper than alcohol.
I like doing chill sweet things. I’m a chill b**ch I realized.
Accepting help and realizing I’m not the best traveler on my own has been a game changer.
So now I have help and that helps. Having help is ok.
I like waking up with no hangover or embarrassment.
I like waking up with no night terrors and panic attacks from liquor.
Read Ari’s full and transparent post below.
7 months sober. That’s a lot of sober flights. A lot of sober conversations. A lot of facing things raw and head on.
Honestly, I don’t know what will happen when I reach a year sober. Don’t know if sobriety is forever or not but I can’t imagine going back to how things were.
Passing out in the airport or having my emotions more heightened than needed smh s**t was bad. I feel more in control of my emotions.
More stable. More happy. More alert. More safe. More accepting of things I can’t control and more responsible with things I can.
I have less anxiety socially and when I’m ready to go, I go. I recognize my threshold with things and implement boundaries.
I don’t find interest in partying anymore :/ maybe I’m changing and that’s deeper than alcohol.
I like doing chill sweet things. I’m a chill b**ch I realized. Accepting help and realizing I’m not the best traveler on my own has been a game changer.
So now I have help and that helps. Having help is ok. I like waking up with no hangover or embarrassment.
I like waking up with no night terrors and panic attacks from liquor. I’m so raw feeling everything in this world and my coping mechanisms are only healthier now.
It’s nice to remember events as they are happening. It’s nice to be present. Sobriety is a very present experience.
Also, I ain’t have no a** in long over a year. Just casually communicating this to the universe.
But yea sure there’s the fantasy of wanting to escape all the intense stress of the world with alcohol cause boy does it work temporarily.
But there’s the moment the liquor stops numbing and you’re chasing that feeling to no avail and you wake to see the problems of life still there ❤️ so anyway anybody out there also sober?
What have you learned on your journey? Love you all so much.
See Ari Lennox’s original post below.
Kudos to Ari Lennox for doing whatever is necessary for her to be the very best version of herself and live her very best life.
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