Sobriety (And why it's never perfect) 

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Yes same. My dad was also an addict and I'm so glad she talked about this

Agreed as someone who was in the same situation as yours!! I have so much respect for Emily, she’s an inspiration in both her art and her bravery and I’m so glad she’s open about what she’s been through, a lot of people really don’t understand addicts or addiction

My birth father was an addict. He’s better now, but that doesn’t take away from all the hurt he caused for me and the rest of my family. It’s so, so important to talk about addiction because those who abuse substances, and those, such as myself, who at the time of the abuse had literally no one who they could turn to except the addict don’t want anyone else to go through the situations that we went through. Emily is so brave to share this personal stuff about her life, and she deserves all the respect in the world for it

My father passed away due to his addictions so likewise I'm so happy she's talking abou it

I was about to comment this myself.

Same here

Same here as well. Im currently struggling 🥺

Same. I actually decided no more drinking again today. Let's see how long that lasts.

@@skullykittie9889 you can do it!!! even if you do end up relapsing, recovery isn't a straight line, and u can and will get there eventually!!!

I think this stands alone as a great response to the awful judgement and stigma of * that other video *

@@rambunctiousraptor tru

This is a response video.

@@chevgage6210 it's not, emily said on twitter she'd been planning this video even before Shannon's video she's releasing a response video sometime after this one!

@@Gxylord I'd consider this is almost like a dipping your toe into her response. It's the best way to address how Creeps attacked sobriety.

Proud of Emily but also proud of you Lala! You've done wonderfully and you should be proud of yourself too!

Well done, Lala. 🌸

Congrats on 4.33~ years!!! 🪴💜 Proud of you 👏

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It might be a good idea. Hope you all will be ok💜

@@hi-rw4nl Thank you

@@recitationtohear ?

Idk if you know, but there’s Al-anon, which is for family members of addicts. If you’re in the US, there’s groups in most cities if you Google it.

And the plants were all at different stages of growth, all from different pots! Just like all of us! We are all in different stages of learning or recovery and we all come from different places!

@@emilyartful exactly!! So many lessons to learn from plants..

Bout to say 😂 I was afraid she was gonna attacked for posting a sponsored video by Shannon

to be honest, this is everything she needed to say in response to CSA

She also mentions it in the description of this video

@@mayrahemmerechts5867 just read it I was commenting from the start when I saw the sponsor

A little late here but what did creepshow do now that she needs to respond too? She already responded to the last video and i don't actively use twitter so I'm a bit lost

One day at a time 🖤 and congrats on two months!!!

Congratulations on 2 months!! wow! That is a LONG time to be sober. You've made it this far, you've got this, just one more day. Then its just one day at a time. Sending so much love and support your way. Keep up the great work!

I think 2 months is pretty impressive. One step at a time, but this is a big one, you should be proud

Congrats on your two months ♥️

That's amazing that you're sober *today*. That, that right there, is a miracle to be celebrated. Early sobriety is when the anesthesia wears off. Still got a lot of pain, and with all the overwhelm of that and looking at the rebuilding ahead, yeah, it feels you just got dropped off on a rocky road without your shoes. I don't know if this will help, but someone shared something like this with me early on, and it helped me conceptualize it. Today, you find a pair of shoes. They'll be janky, but hey, you aren't walking on barefoot now. Tomorrow you lace them up. The next day, you put them on. The next day, you tie them up. The next day, you put one foot forward. Annnnd you fall down. The next day, you bandage up your foot. The next day, you stand back up. The next day, you try the other foot. The next day, you take a break because that was hard. The next day, you survey the damage of your house. The next day you take a break because phew, that's overwhelming. The next day, you pick up a brick. The next day, you place it into the foundation. The next day you trip. The next day you see that where you fell, there's a slightly better pair of shoes. The next day you lace them up *and* put them on. The next day you tie them up *and* walk forward without falling down. The next day you find *and* place another brick. The next day, the next day, the next day... It's a journey filled with lots of triumphs and lots of missteps but eventually, you end up with a starter home. And you keep going. You find some steel-toe uber-comfortable boots. You get help from experts for the wiring and plumbing - things you don't know how to do. You get some help cleaning up the yard. You decorate. You decide to remodel a room or two. You may need to rewire. But it's a place you love living in. And it all starts with finding a pair of shoes.

I was gonna say, I have a childhood friend who has recently been diagnosed with BPD. In her worst moments she hits out and its extremely hurtful and she was expecting me to be on the end of the phone at all hours to listen to the hurtful things she had to say. Her mind was becoming more detached from reality as she truly sunk into the way her BPD was making her think and feel. In the end I had to set boundaries (at the request of my boyfriend who was finding it too difficult to see my pain anymore, these things don't just affect the closest people, it spiderwebs out) for my own well being because it was just too much. I was suffering with severe long-covid at the time and my own pain was being pushed aside as a result. I'm not sure she's doing much better and at first it got worse before it got better as she pushed the boundaries I set but she has started to treat me with more respect which makes it easier to support her.

@@OddSocksQueen I’m sorry you had to go through that, but I’m glad that she seems to be getting better! I’ll be praying for y’all.

Hope I’m wishing you a happy 14 days sober 💜 (if not, that’s ok too, I’ll say happy 8 days too 💜)

Just know this internet stranger is rooting for you! Your self awareness is very inspiring, and what you’re saying is so true, if the roots of the tree don’t get water then the tree can’t grow, so you have to find the root of the problem and do what you can to mend it. Be kind to yourself, and I think having a network around you will help. We’re stronger together! Good luck on your journey x

💜 wishing you strength & love on your journey; plz take care of yourself ☺️

I hope you're doing well today 😊 if you've done it before, you can absolutely do it again! You got this

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I'm sorry you experienced that and I hope you're in a better place now ♥

Cannabis is medicine. 💕 It keeps me off the goddamn oxys and hydros. 🌸 I’ve got a degenerative autoimmune disease, and it eases my pain without toxifying my body with boiling garbage.

@@EarthenCavy Same. I’ve never done any drugs bedsides cannabis but it’s a lifesaver for my chronic pain. I grew up with addicts tho and perfectly understand why some people might need to stay away from it though.

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Emily said on Twitter she'd been planning this video even before /*that*/ video she's releasing her real (and final) response and video on the matter some time after this one! I share your sentiment, though, I hope she's doing okay

@@Gxylord I am just afraid that she’s going to feel the need to provide explanations to us because of that whole thing. And I know she said she was doing another response on it, ghybut I don’t think she needs to. I love to watch the content where she’s doing what she does best… showing off her beautiful art and sharing relatable stories. 🥰🥰🥰

@@pembrokelove Yeah, I honestly feel so bad for her that it's been continued and there are people who think Shannon/Anthony's "response" holds any water... But I've been watching her for 5 or so years now, so I know exactly what you mean 🥰💕

I have to preface this comment with: I probably agree with your reasons for hating AA. Define success? I know dozens upon dozens of people who have stayed clean/sober for years through 12 step programs. I don't think it's fair to include court ordered people in those statistics, you have to want to get better and put in the work for it to work. WITH that said though, I do have a lot of criticisms of the programs themselves... the thing that keeps me going back is the community I have there. Unfortunately not all two groups are the same though and I've seen some toxic ass rooms. I'm glad there are alternatives nowadays, if I took all the readings literally and didn't have good people in my rooms it wouldn't work for me. (Also personally I very much prefer NA to AA because I feel it more accurately addresses the true problems rather than focusing on the substance)

@@arioctober so first, some clarification!: when I said success, I specifically meant people who work the steps and stay clean, even if they perhaps relapse… the fact that they continue to come back seriously and continue working the program and maintain sobriety for long periods of time is success in this case. Also, when I say AA, I mean any of the other meetings like NA that fall under the company’s umbrella as well that use the same steps. After rechecking the statistics, it says the success rate is actually between 5%-10%, but yes, this includes court ordered treatment (you are 1000000% right about wanting to get sober and it’ll only work if you’re in that headspace). I think for legal and medical privacy reasons they were not able to publish the % of people that were on court ordered treatment, but it did say something like more than half the people attending quit after 90 days and it wouldn’t surprise me if many of them were on COT. Regardless, it’s a stark comparison to AA’s own internal studies which had them at something like a

@@arioctober god that really did become such a massive wall of text on my part 😅😓

Oh it's no problem at all, thank you for your thorough and thoughtful reply! (I was so worried that my comment came across aggressive haha it's so hard to convey tone through the internet, but it seems you read it exactly as I intended thankfully.) Yes I completely agree that it's very outdated. And despite them specifically stating that it's a "spiritual but non-religious program" you can definitely see the Christian influence. I tend to feel alienated when people talk about higher powers/god because I'm a devout agnostic and heavy skeptic, and my relationship to my "higher power as I understand it" is very turbulent! But I did get very lucky finding some very good meetings with great people, and as long as those particular meetings continue to be supportive and wholesome I'll keep on attending. I like to make it a point in my shares when there's a lot of newcomers to say "it's okay if this program doesn't work for you, just please find something that does so you can stay clean and stay alive!"

@@arioctober absolutely! And I completely understand the whole not wanting to be taken out of context due to lack of ability to convey tone on the internet, it’s definitely one of the big reasons why I write walls of text so that hopefully my intent is not misconstrued. So I always try to look at other peoples comments with the most charitable approach, not only because I hope mine are taken the same way, but also because it’s sort of pointless to get upset and argue on the internet, you know? Also also, genuinely your comment did not come across as aggressive! 🥰

Wishing you love and strength on your journey 💜

@@foreverNwonder thank you very much ❤️

@@xylasin no problem at all ☺️💞

@mr nobody go away. ThnkU.

Idk if you know but, If you are interested in a support group of family members of addicts, there’s Al-Anon meetings all over the country.

this isn't even her response, she'd been planning this video even before Shannon's mess honestly, I think that just makes this video even more impactful and respectable. This is part of why I love emily's channel, she's so willing to share her experiences to help others and help them feel less alone she's truly a beautiful person /p /gen

@mr nobody Not clicking that sorry, you’ll just have to type it out. Hope you mean well, though :)

@@LittleMiscreant it's a link to a completely unrelated video sadly

@@LittleMiscreant it’s a bot, just report at spam~

@mr nobody go away.

Thank you!

Had an alcoholic tell me his issues are like being autistic which hurt because just like you yourself have said. There's support everywhere for addiction.