Bringing out the Real Me

After years of sober dating, he learned how to have a relationship with himself and his Higher Power

Before I ever got sober, I had a problem with relationships with the opposite sex. I was scared of girls as far back as I can remember. I'd develop schoolboy crushes without ever speaking a word to the person I had a crush on. I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, unworthy, and inferior to other guys. Alcohol really helped with this.

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