I Have 6 Years Yesterday!
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Pgh, Pa
Posts: 23
I Have 6 Years Yesterday!
Sobriety date: 9/27/02, that was the day I accepted that my life was unmanageable and I was powerless over alcohol.
It took 25 years to realize that. This disease is cunning, baffling and powerful. It distorts all perceptions of what is normal and what is not.
I did not loose my job, house, family, or all of my money. In fact, I became more successful in my career and financial status than I could ever imagine. BUT, What I did loose was me, my feelings, my emotions. my self-esteem, my relationships with others, my relationship with any higher power and mostly my self-respect. 6 years later, sober, I am gaining all that back with the help of AA, my sober friends and reuniting with a power greater than myself. And it truly works, if you work it.
It took 25 years to realize that. This disease is cunning, baffling and powerful. It distorts all perceptions of what is normal and what is not.
I did not loose my job, house, family, or all of my money. In fact, I became more successful in my career and financial status than I could ever imagine. BUT, What I did loose was me, my feelings, my emotions. my self-esteem, my relationships with others, my relationship with any higher power and mostly my self-respect. 6 years later, sober, I am gaining all that back with the help of AA, my sober friends and reuniting with a power greater than myself. And it truly works, if you work it.
2 awesome!
:
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
