Class of March 2012 Part 7
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
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Hi Jeni, good to hear from you. It sounds like you have a great plan for a quieter life and I am sure it can't come soon enough. I know how much you loved your job but it did sound stressful! Well done on getting your mum sorted too.
I am doing okay but just came online today to post on the friends and family pages. My partner ended up with heart failure and although his condition is probably genetic, his drug use certainly hasn't helped. I think I have underestimated the impact of this on me and although this is potentially a positive turning point in his life I have little trust anymore and think I just need a few home truths and time to process all this. Apparently during the pandemic when he was off work he did a lot of speed and this is a major contributing cause. We will know more in a few months when he has his next scan but it is really bad - his ejection fraction was at 16% so really not functioning at all.
I think another part of it is that I feel like I am carrying yet another secret about drug/alcohol abuse and I have done this already! I did a talk at my workplace about my recovery and I feel really positive about my own achievement and although I could be helpful and supportive to my partner another part of me resents having to carry any of this. Fortunately his family know so I can talk to them but it is still a secret from his work colleagues and everyone else.
I hope everyone else on this thread it doing okay x
I am doing okay but just came online today to post on the friends and family pages. My partner ended up with heart failure and although his condition is probably genetic, his drug use certainly hasn't helped. I think I have underestimated the impact of this on me and although this is potentially a positive turning point in his life I have little trust anymore and think I just need a few home truths and time to process all this. Apparently during the pandemic when he was off work he did a lot of speed and this is a major contributing cause. We will know more in a few months when he has his next scan but it is really bad - his ejection fraction was at 16% so really not functioning at all.
I think another part of it is that I feel like I am carrying yet another secret about drug/alcohol abuse and I have done this already! I did a talk at my workplace about my recovery and I feel really positive about my own achievement and although I could be helpful and supportive to my partner another part of me resents having to carry any of this. Fortunately his family know so I can talk to them but it is still a secret from his work colleagues and everyone else.
I hope everyone else on this thread it doing okay x
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South East England
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Hey Hypo,
So sorry to hear about your partner. I pray that he makes a full recovery and that this is the end of his using. As we get older, I think our bodies just can’t cope with what us alcoholics and addicts put them through, sooner or later it catches up with us. Send me a text if you ever need a friendly ear ❤️
I’m doing well, busy with studying and working with young people in a counselling capacity now instead of an educational one. I’m loving it and feel so privileged to be able to support them in this way. How life changes once we get long term sobriety and realise we control our futures.
Hope you’re doing OK too Dee ❤️
So sorry to hear about your partner. I pray that he makes a full recovery and that this is the end of his using. As we get older, I think our bodies just can’t cope with what us alcoholics and addicts put them through, sooner or later it catches up with us. Send me a text if you ever need a friendly ear ❤️
I’m doing well, busy with studying and working with young people in a counselling capacity now instead of an educational one. I’m loving it and feel so privileged to be able to support them in this way. How life changes once we get long term sobriety and realise we control our futures.
Hope you’re doing OK too Dee ❤️
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Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Mid-Atlantic states
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Hey Jeni, Hypo, and Dee, this is Leezer/Lee but now oglsby because I forgot my password from so many years ago. I finally got sober and am on month 22 now. Lots of amazing changes in my life. Took me many years after our group but I finally got there. I am so glad I found this thread because I was about to start digging!! Hugs to you guys! Lee
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Join Date: Apr 2020
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Hey everyone,
As always, this class brings me great nostalgia because it was my first, sincere attempt to get sober. It took me 8 more years, but as of May 15, 2022 I celebrated 2 years sober. Thankful and will always be indebted to SR and this class in particular.
Lee
As always, this class brings me great nostalgia because it was my first, sincere attempt to get sober. It took me 8 more years, but as of May 15, 2022 I celebrated 2 years sober. Thankful and will always be indebted to SR and this class in particular.
Lee
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