Hi Everyone,
My thoughts of being Unique are some what different. I knew I was an alcoholic many years before I finally was able to stay sober. But I had this (Intuition) or ability to gravitate towards a friendship, later finding out they had problems with alcohol addiction.
We, as alcoholic's or a friend or family member of an alcoholic, do relate to each other & can bond as caring about another person wanting to get help.
Many times Alanon & Alcoholic AA Members clash. Some males resent female
alcoholics because their wife or exwife is involved with alcohol. Also someone can be afraid of an alcoholic because of their own experience with one. Or an unthinking husband or wife can flaunt their being able to drink safely by drinking in front of a spouse just back from treatment.
The friends I have been lucky to make always are around somewhere...driving by or walking towards me in the post office....with a smile & a hello. It is just a small reward of many that makes me feel good about myself & others.
This knowledge I have gained through AA Meetings, books read, & personal experiences over the years. I sobered up when I was 48 & finished up a
BA Degree in Psychology when I was fifty. I then got a good job at a Mental Health Clinic where I worked mostly with the Elderly & all ages of adult alcoholics with a mental health dx. I am retired but did love my job. I wanted to be sober more than anything in my life. I worked very hard & used
the tools collected along the way to continue to stay sober.
