Originally Posted by
yeahgr8 
Yes everything else has to take a back seat to recovery for a while...then when you have finished the work you need to do on yourself you will be a different person and think of yourself a lot less so then it will be everyone elses turn;-)
Your sobriety must always come first but that doesnt mean that a recovered alcoholic is selfish and self centered just sane and mature enough to know without their sobriety they are of no use to man or beast...
That is just how I feel. And now that I'm coming up on a year sober I'm able to not just focus exclusively on my own sobriety (tho that IS my first priority) but on the well being of others, be it friends, family, my dogs. So yes, staying sober is my main focus because without my sobriety I will lose all that is dear to me. I'm not being selfish, just cautious and sensible.
