Originally Posted by Fernaceman

Hey all-

Just wanted to give you all a quick shout-out. I did relapse. New sobriety date is 11/01/13. I did immediately tell my sponsor and my groups in AA. Been sober since, but haven't stopped back here to say what was up. Ego and pride definitely played a big part. One of my largest character defects is people pleasing, and wanting them to think I'm doing better than I actually am.

It happened. I'm not proud of it and wish I could take it back, but as we all know, that's not a possibility. As much as I don't want to be an alcoholic or drug addict sometimes, I can't change it. Life does go on, just a big let down for myself.

Staying on the beam, and really am trying my best, but yet again 3rd step struggles seem to be cropping into my life more frequently.

I love you all, and hope to see you more frequently again around here. This place definitely helped keep me centered daily.