Originally Posted by Scram

I am so sorry about all you had to go through, some of your posts were very hard to read.

Originally Posted by Scram

I can't say that I relate to all you went through. But in regards to this specific quote, it really speaks to me. I need to be sober for my mom, who is showing decline, and will likely need me. I need to be sober for my close friends, who have expressed some concern about my drinking. I need to be sober for my sister, who relies on me as a brother and friend. But when it gets to simply needing to be sober for me, it's like I hit a road block. I have trouble of thinking of myself as valuable... you know? And that's been such a consistent theme in my losing battle with alcoholism. And I didn't totally realize that until your post.