My Third Anniversary of Sobriety
8 Congratulations on 3 Years!!!
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Thank you for the great post Omega10. I can feel your growth in your words.
Would you please share with us how you came to be in this place in your life.... 3 years into recovery.
Where were you 3 years ago, what happened, what did you do to quit drinking and grow toward serenity and sanity?
All the best. ( I know that just living in Toronto is already half way to heaven
)
Bob R
Would you please share with us how you came to be in this place in your life.... 3 years into recovery.
Where were you 3 years ago, what happened, what did you do to quit drinking and grow toward serenity and sanity?
All the best. ( I know that just living in Toronto is already half way to heaven
) Bob R
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Hi Bob! I journaled my story and my recovery in the Blogs section on this site. You are more than welcome to read it, starting here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-my-story.html
There were times where I wanted to give up. In fact, one day if it weren't for the fact that I ran into a friend of mine along the way, I would have gone to a bar and starting drinking. I'm certainly glad I didn't give up that day!
I wanted sobriety so bad that I was willing to give up whatever was necessary. It wasn't easy - there is a huge grieving process I went through because of it. But somewhere in the past 4 months or so things changed so that instead of missing what I cannot have, I am thankful for what I do have.
Not sure if this all makes sense. Please feel free to ask me more questions if you like. I'm not an expert or professional therapist, but I am happy to share my experiences with you in order to help.
I wish you well in your recovery!
~Omega
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-my-story.html
There were times where I wanted to give up. In fact, one day if it weren't for the fact that I ran into a friend of mine along the way, I would have gone to a bar and starting drinking. I'm certainly glad I didn't give up that day!
I wanted sobriety so bad that I was willing to give up whatever was necessary. It wasn't easy - there is a huge grieving process I went through because of it. But somewhere in the past 4 months or so things changed so that instead of missing what I cannot have, I am thankful for what I do have.
Not sure if this all makes sense. Please feel free to ask me more questions if you like. I'm not an expert or professional therapist, but I am happy to share my experiences with you in order to help.
I wish you well in your recovery!
~Omega
Psalm 118:24
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Nice post. I don't know if the worst is behind me but, I'm no longer self inflicting myself with trouble like in the past. Glad, to hear you got church going for you. I feel it essential for me anyway to keep my self sober and spiritually fit.
Wishing you many more years of sobriety to come
Wishing you many more years of sobriety to come
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Thanks, Captain Zing! I've lurked around in the Christians in Recovery section and have seen some of your posts. They have been helpful to me.
Funny thing is, I avoided AA because "I didn't want God shoved down my throat". I resisted anything to do with the higher power concept. Then through a series of events I wound up going back to church - the irony! I acknowledge that it's not for everyone, but it has helped me a lot.
Funny thing is, I avoided AA because "I didn't want God shoved down my throat". I resisted anything to do with the higher power concept. Then through a series of events I wound up going back to church - the irony! I acknowledge that it's not for everyone, but it has helped me a lot.
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