| I knew I was powerless over drinking....because
there was no way I could stop. I had tried and tried
but continued to fail. The more I wanted to stop
and the more I tried I eventually got tired....worn
down....
Today as I look back over my alcoholic behavior I
can truely say with the knowledge learned about
alcoholism, it is a disease.....
No im not ashamed of this disease because
I know how to handle it....no, i dont have to
take shots....no medicine....no office visits....
kinda cool isnt it.....
All I have to do is take each day...each moment,
minute to not pick up a drink.....and how
do i do that.....well.....i removed ALL things
in my house, in my life that is alcohol related.
No bottle, no people, no nothing related to alcohol.
That way i am not tempted while learning to
stay sober.....
Learning.....there's a word....i had to LEARN
all there was about my disease....how it
affects us....how it made me feel.....what it
made me do while under the influence....
It made me do things that normally a sane
person wouldnt do....
Once i got the books....once i went to meetings
once i went thru a 28 day rehab program and once
i became willing to go to any lenghts to learn
to stay sober, then and only then i began
to put one day at a time together,,,,,,
One full day with no drinking....one day
to have someone to stay with me to not
drink....one day to have someone to
talk to about what was going on with
me....one day to sit in a meeting and
listen ....one day to begin to see that
there was hope for me after all to finally
stay sober one day at a time.....
To relalize I have just one day to live
at a time with not drinking....
It is possible to stay sober because Ive
see those that said they couldnt, could.
If they can....even the worst cases....then
so can u.....
And the most awesome thing about learning
to stay sober is.... YOU NEVER EVER have to
do this by urself.
I share all this with you because it helps
me stay sober just for today.
Share ur story and see what happens.....
Thanks for letting me share. |