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[Greeneyes2008]

I was actually looking for a site just like this one. Just to lurk around to see what other people had to say. it is nice to know that there are people out there going through the same thing even though i would not wish this on anyone.

[kitten58]

hi i felt the same way, and i think higher power guided me to this website - recent soul searching leads me to wanting to expand my contacts beyond my local in-person meetings, even though they are great. i am actually having a sort of hard day today, but have not considered alc. to solve it - right now my work is with people who are very physically or mentally ill, and even though i logically know that they do not intend any personal affront to me, sometimes i am so hurt by their outbursts - at least in sobriety i can recognize and express that i have feelings and also that what other people say and do is usually not because of me but because of their problems - anyway i know that i am alive because of my commitment to sobriety - i agree with you that i would not wish our disease on anyone, but please believe that it is worth it to keep trying, and that you have a lot of support, and one day may feel very thankful for the journey - bye