Change4life

Id like to start over with the people on this forum, but most importantly with myself. I need to start over because ive been lying to myself

Ive been living in denial. spending all my time bitching about all my problems and not doing anything about the real problem............ Substance abuse

Im not gonna whine anymore

CarolD

Glad you are facing the truth ...:

What is your plan for recovery?

Luckyv2

Sometimes my friend it is OK to whine. Not everything in recovery is all peaches and cream, but we learn to deal with it sober and clean. We need to learn and that is what this all is

A big learning experience.

I have whined, cried, laughed, isolated, about everything you can think of and it is all OK because we need to be real in recovery.

Facing the fact that we are alcoholics/addicts is the main course of action for without that we live in a world of denial.

Keep posting and keep moving forward just for today

Anna

Hi Beth,

Good to see you!

So, what are you going to do now?

Evanna

It is a great time for new starts. New year, new starts.

Warm Wishes
Evanna.

Change4life

I ma absolutely going to get myself to meetings get involved and start doing the steps. Not half ass just reading the books..

MY way doesnt work it never has worked, but I am stubborn. dont really like admitting how much trouble my stuborness has gotten me into.

I have to try and let some one help me instead of doing it alone

nogard

Thats great news, don't be too hard on yourself, its takes courage to get to this point, Hugs from me.

Your attitude is like a beacon.

Kevin

C2H5OH_Free

You go girl!:ghug3

Rowan

Way to go Beth!

Dee74

good for you

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tennis71

Good News! It is never to late to recover.

scaredykat

Glad your back Beth. Just returning to recovery myself.

Barb

Creekryder

It is alway a shine to see a positive move to make a stand. Look around...you've got a lot of people standing with you.

Padraic

Tazman53

Great attitude, keep in mind "Half measures availed us nothing", we all know there is no such thing for us as halfway high!!!! Everything we do we do it full tilt, this is how I had to approach recovery.

Once I realized that my way did not work I became more then willing to do what ever it took to get and stay sober. I followed suggestions, I was so whacked up when I first got sober that if my sponsor had told me to kiss a billy goat every morning right after I prayed to stay sober, I would have done it!

When it came to drinking I took no half measures, I went to any length needed to get drunk, in the end it was simply to exist, but I was willing to go to any length.

I had to do the same thing with sobriety, I went to meetings, I called folks in the fellowship, I got a sponsor, I did service work, I worked the steps, I worked with others, I work with my sponsee.

bonsai12

Nice job I hope your pick strikes something better than GOLD, go for it!!!!!!

gypsytears

Great shift in attitude Beth... You can do it .

mike_mass

That's the spirit!

stone

888

((((Beth))))

tkdan

I had to get to this place before I would even attend a meeting. Although I'm new to AA I can't imagine sobriety without it. Before one day at a time for me meant I had to fight the urge to drink every day. Now I'm learning to live life one day at a time without alcohol. Glad to see you are here.

Aysha

Glad to hear it Beth. You deserve better.