Originally Posted by
ClimbingUP 
I think what's hard is that I tend to feel ashamed of myself for any mistake that I make, so this whole dui situation has sent me into a bit of a shame spiral. I haven't told one person I know about it. I guess I just want a bit of more realistic perspective of what it means to have a dui on your record.
HI,
I understand your shame...I was arrested mothers day weekend in 2007...I spent the weekend in jail. This was my first DUI...I am still paying today financially for this DUI...However, the positive side of all this is after hitting two parked cars, with a family in one of them, no one was hurt...That is all I cared about in jail, I really didn't care about myself as I was killing myself with alcohol abuse...
As far as having a record, I am making it my business not to let it happen again...
Forgive yourself and start on a path of sobriety...It is your only chance to live a meaningful life...
Keep posting, we are happy you found us...