Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.
By the grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent found
it necessary to pick up a drink of
alcohol since 8-11-90.
For that and you I am truely grateful.
I spent my first of 28 days in rehab
going thru withdrawals. At the time
i wasnt very sure what it was i was
going thru because i was pretty
angry at my family for doing an
intervention on me.
See i was trying to find an outlet
for my misery and took a hand full
of different pain pills.
Family stepped in doing for me
what I couldnt do for myself
which was getting help.
I recall those first weeks sweating
alot because i walked around
a track for exercise that was
suggested.
Im sure it was good for me to
get all that poison out my system
that way instead of having to
take meds each morning at the
nurses station like most did.
For me being in a controlled in-
viroment for 28 days recieveing
the tools and knowledge of my
disease of alcoholism set me on
the right path of recovery when
i was released.
My spouse cared enough about
my recovery to discard all alcohol
in the house while i was in rehab
so when i returned home i wouldnt
havent that temptaion to disturb
my recovery progress.
I also stayed away from people ,
places and things having anything
to do with alcohol.
Slowly day by day i began to clear
the fog and spinning from the
merry go round i so wanted to get
off many times.
19 yrs later, i still put my recovery
first because i learned thru the yrs
how alcohol or drugs is still cunning
baffling and powerful and continues
to kick azz big time.
The steps and principles are set down
before me to follow and incorperate
in my everyday life so i can live a
happy joyous and free life without
alcohol.