Originally Posted by luckyfosho
It wasn't until i got into recovery that i really found out the meaning of caring for someone. I never really allowed anyone into my heart i was so busy numbing that i never really felt what it was like to have someone love me just the way i am. I am an Alcoholic and addict and my sick mind would tell me that i was not worthy. i could not let anyone know me because i was sick and i didn't want anyone to know because i felt that i was the worse person in the world.
Me, too, lucky - me too. This disease is out to kill us any way it can. But the gifts of recovery are many and
we do recover. Congrats on your clean time. Keep coming back or, better yet, just stay.
hugs,
phinny