Tuesday Tunes With Sober Curator Lauren McLaughlin

Tuesday Tunes Song of the Week: Return of the Mack

Artist: Mark Morrison

If I wasn’t able to cope with recovery using humor I don’t know where I would be.  Who else feels betrayed by alcohol and drugs?  They lie to us. I thought I was beautiful, gregarious and the life of the party when I used.  It turns out I was an anxiety-ridden, picked and scabbed over face ball of annoying at the end.

I am coming up on my anniversary and this is always a time of reflection for me.  I begin warning my friends/family that around now is when I “get weird”. It’s like this every year and it happens because I take time to reflect on what life was like before and what life is like now.

Alcohol and drugs promised me a life of no cares, no worries, less anxiety, less depression (at least that’s what all the marketing campaigns say, am I right?) turns out they lie. I may have seen those benefits in the beginning but as I progressed in the disease I had more care, more worries, more anxiety, and more depression. 

This song makes me immediately think of alcohol and drugs, I would have died for them had I not been given this gift of recovery. 

So as I reflect and think about life before I keep this song on replay in my brain.  I will continue to dance and create moments of joy in my life even as I heal and reflect. 

TUESDAY TUNES: Sober Curator Lauren McLaughlin, AKA @joyfullysober, takes us on a weekly journey of songs that have been part of her 16-year recovery journey, as she encourages you to dance like no one is watching.

SOBERSCRIBE & BE ENTERED TO WIN!

Resources are available

If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties surrounding alcoholism, addiction, or mental illness, please reach out and ask for help. People everywhere can and want to help; you just have to know where to look. And continue to look until you find what works for you. Click here for a list of regional and national resources.

The post Tuesday Tunes With Sober Curator Lauren McLaughlin appeared first on The Sober Curator.