aasharon90

Hi im Sharon and Im an
Alcoholic.

By the grace of my HP
and people like you here
in SR I havent found it
necessary to pick up a
drink of alcohol since
8-11-90.

For that and you I am
truely grateful.


1 day sober or clean is
an awesome accomplishment
for any addict.

15 yrs. and more yrs. or
many one days at a time
collected together is also
an accomplishment for
anyone in recovery.

You don't just get 15yrs.
or more automatically by
simply wishing it. There
is a program of recovery
followed and incorperated
in a daily life and lived
each day.

Passing on your own ESH,
experiences, strengths &
hopes of what it was like
before during and after
drinking or drugging.

Newcomers need the old-
times just as the old-timers
need the newcomers in
recovery.

We are all here to help
each other.

However......

As a newcomer once myself
I couldn't comprehend what
an oldtimers sobriety felt like
cause I hadn't experienced
it yet till many yrs. later.

At 20 yrs. sober myself, I
can help the newcomer, yet
I need old-timers to help me
as i continue on my journey.

Are you 15 yrs. or older
in recovery?

As newcomers need newcomers
to relate, so does oldtimers
need old timers to also relate.

To speak the same language.
To experience the same feelings.
and not feel alone in recovery.

Does that make sense?

When one reaches long
term sobriety, some may
feel like they are cured and
it's okay to test the waters
and see if it's safe to drink
or use.

Many have returned there
and never get back into
recovery. There are many
sad statics unfortunately.

I dont want to be a statistic.

Life is grande and I dont
want to throw it away.

I too need support from my
fellow old-timers to continue
on my sober journey.

Are you out there?

Im here for you. Will you
be there for me?

Kadybug

Hi Sharon,
I don't have anywhere near 15 years yet (I'm at 2 yrs and 9 mos), but I agree with all you've said about working your program and needing to relate to others. I will be more than happy to be your friend - and maybe we can help each other - but even if we can't, we're each one friend richer!

Loneliness in recovery is indeed a b**ch - but we don't have to feel alone. We always have our HP.

aasharon90

Thank you Kadybug I
appreciate that.

2 yrs plus is nothing to
sneeze at. That's an
awesome accomplishment
in recovery.

Continue on ur wonderful
journey because it is
worth it.

DayTrader

Congrats Sharon. Thanks for doing all that you do.

aasharon90

Thanks DayTrader for
walking beside me on
this journey in recovery.

juliwuli

hi sharon 20 yrs sober - wow, you obviously know what has to be done,
one question if i may, why do you write like that? ultra short sentences, its different i guess, btw thats tongue-in-cheek, i dont mind how anybody posts i'm just curious

jamdls

I'm 12 yrs short of 15 yrs but I'll get there, you're a wonderful inspiration Sharon and a calm voice of reason, thank you.

aasharon90

Short sentences... lol

I suppose if they r long
then it will bore folks
and like recovery, i don't
wont to get to far ahead
of myself.

Im thinking short and sweet.
To the point. Not long whinded.

I suppose even for me,
take what I need from
others and leave the rest.

Take what is important
and leave the rest.

We can please some
of the people some
of the time, but cant
please all of the people
all of the time.

I write what pops into
my head. It's simple
to handle.

aasharon90

Judy, thank you.

All we have is today.

And what a fine day
it is to be sober.