I had to learn that I wasn't ...and excuse
the next few words please.....dumb, stupid,
rotten, crazy, etc..... When I got into recovery,
I had to learn about my illness. My disease.
My sickness. Or whatever word you choose.
My addiction to alcohol. Alcoholism.
This illness kept me sick a long time and
had no idea how to get well or who to go
to to get well. Family intervention took
place for me yrs ago, with my family seeking
help and answers for my sickness. It was
them helping me when I could no longer
help myself.
Where do we go when we are very sick?
Hospitals, our doctors? Yes.
Rehab was my first stop to get my "recovery
medicine" knowledge, recovery tools, to
help me begin to get well and healthy each
day while not drinking. From there I attended
"school for Alcoholism" AA meetings on a
daily bases.
School helped me to fill my mind, body
and soul with proper ways to stay sober,
to fill my mind with healthy ideas, thoughts,
and to know that I am one of many who
are similar to me with an addiction problem.
We are not dumb, lame, or other choice words
that are offensive. We have an illness that
can be treated with a simple solution of applying
a recovery program studied and learned by
many to live a healthy, happy, honest, responsible
life.
I say that is what you call smart living for
many smart members in recovery.
I can honestly say that a good brain
washing cleared away a whole bunch
of stinkin thinkin I had for many yrs.
