Originally Posted by
WolfsChild 
been keeping an secret from everyone that i been taking over the counter pain killers when i haven't had psychical pain its mainly mental pain am in my husband now knows about it and will not be giving me the painkillers again am unsure if av messed up my 4 years sober i wanted to talk to my sponsor but she is exhused at the moment so i dont want to take her time to sleep away
i am sorry for doing this
No you are not back to zero you had an alcohol addiction, as along as you don't drink you don't have it.
You might have fallen into another flavour of addiction but it is a different beast and needs to be treated that way. Just don't drop back to alcohol.