Or are you all making death by addiction sound a hell of a lot better than getting sober?
I never saw anyone suggest this, lilacgirl. I'm sorry you felt affronted - but I really do hope that troubled souls like Amy Winehouse's can find peace.
Meanwhile, almost all other threads inform a newbie that true recovery isn't possible, you'll always be addicted and never 'cured', it's a lifelong daily struggle, and basically everything about it sucks.
That's not my truth.
I spent 20 years being miserable, often in fact wishing I could die, but lacking the courage to go through with it.
I completely destroyed my life not once but twice through addiction.
The last 4 years of my life, after I finally put the down the bottle, have been the best of my life.
I'm happy and I like who I am.
Those are two enormous gifts that I hope everyone here gets to share.
I've never regretted getting sober - it's been the best thing that every happened to me and I hope I spread that message in every post I write
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