Thanks for sharing.
Hi Im Sharon and Im an alcoholic.
By the grace of my HP and people
here in SR I havent had a drink of
alcohol since 8-11-90.
For that I am truely grateful.
I find similarities in ur story to my
own. A number of things r different
however.
In my 25 yr. marriage I was the alcoholic.
The husband and 2 kids were affected by
my disease was what we eventually learn in
recovery. When one person is sick in the
family, then the entire family is affected.
And that is why there are other programs
available to help each member....such as
Al-Anon, Al-a-Teen, ACOA....ETC.
Unfortunately, with the exception of a
few al-anon meetings for my spouse,
I was the only only one to have a recovery
program and thus didnt help the rest of
the family because i left them behind as i
continued to grow and change where as
they had no idea who or what I was or had
become due to my disease.
Anyway.....6 days shy of my 26th wedding
anniversary, my marriage ended.
I had returned to my hometown of Baton
Rouge, La. and the spouse remained in
Houston. As for my 2 AWSEOME Children
who are in their 20's have grown
into 2 mature adults. The divorce had
little to no affect on them as we kept
communication to a minimum and emotions
completely out of it. So the divorse went
smoothly.
Sure i still feel like something is missing.
I mean how can u live with one person
for a long period of time and not feel like
that? We went through our ups and downs
and we survived. But that is in the past
now and as I continue to grow and mature
in recovery, life is Wonderful.
Today I live HAPPY JOYOUS AND FREE.
Complete honesty in my life has set me free.
Thanks for letting me share.