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I am back, must be years since last on this forum.
Today I am 154 days AF. I need to reconnect with more recovery forums so I am back here.
I started this whole changing my relationship with alcohol end of 2018 and have had various lengths of sobriety.
I lost my last job because of alcohol. Been dry since.
hello 🧘♂️😊
Today I am 154 days AF. I need to reconnect with more recovery forums so I am back here.
I started this whole changing my relationship with alcohol end of 2018 and have had various lengths of sobriety.
I lost my last job because of alcohol. Been dry since.
hello 🧘♂️😊
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Location: sydney nsw
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Dee I was thinking what your name was and here you are! Of course it’s Dee..
so glad you are still here. Vaguely remember you leaving this place 🤔🤔or is that alcohol damage??
yes after periods of drinking and sober (mostly sober) I am back. I had totally “forgotten”about sober recovery forum. It came to my mind today. Must be a reason why 😊
so glad you are still here. Vaguely remember you leaving this place 🤔🤔or is that alcohol damage??
yes after periods of drinking and sober (mostly sober) I am back. I had totally “forgotten”about sober recovery forum. It came to my mind today. Must be a reason why 😊
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Originally Posted by sydneyman 
Dee I was thinking what your name was and here you are! Of course it’s Dee..
so glad you are still here. Vaguely remember you leaving this place 🤔🤔or is that alcohol damage??
yes after periods of drinking and sober (mostly sober) I am back. I had totally “forgotten”about sober recovery forum. It came to my mind today. Must be a reason why 😊
so glad you are still here. Vaguely remember you leaving this place 🤔🤔or is that alcohol damage??
yes after periods of drinking and sober (mostly sober) I am back. I had totally “forgotten”about sober recovery forum. It came to my mind today. Must be a reason why 😊
I'm glad you remembered us though!
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Addiction robs of many things in life, but recovery
restores our life back to us with many amazing blessings
to enjoy and never take for granted.
I had to learn that in order to keep what I work so
hard to achieve, I needed to give it away. To
share and help others with the knowledge I aquired
over the years that is helping me remain sober.
Welcome back.
restores our life back to us with many amazing blessings
to enjoy and never take for granted.
I had to learn that in order to keep what I work so
hard to achieve, I needed to give it away. To
share and help others with the knowledge I aquired
over the years that is helping me remain sober.
Welcome back.
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Join Date: Jan 2021
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Welcome back! I had many relapses until I fully committed to the recovery program of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I have come to conclude that there is a type of alcoholic for whom -- like me -- AA is the only solution. Obviously, I have no way of knowing whether you are that type, but I encourage you to keep an open mind about it. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat more about that.
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Day 155.
after posting yesterday here partner and I got a phone call to make our way back asap to his mothers aged care facility.
I watched her at the end of her life. It was uncomfortable and tough. I have never seen a person die in front of my eyes before. The breathing was horrendous.
His mum was a complex human who was deep down nasty and lashed out homophonic slurs at us for many many years. Never accepted our relationship. Partner did everything for her and she didn’t go without ever and paying a fortune every month to keep her there. His Dad died 10 years ago.
The nurse looking after her was heavily pregnant so it was looking at start and end to life in a way.
Today we have organised a funeral for next week and picked a coffin. Tomorrow emptying her room.
This has shaken me up and has given my recovery and sobriety a real wake up call. Life is so short in the end and so fragile and then it ends.
I want to be in life. It’s made me look at life so differently. What an experience. No alcohol needed or wanted
after posting yesterday here partner and I got a phone call to make our way back asap to his mothers aged care facility.
I watched her at the end of her life. It was uncomfortable and tough. I have never seen a person die in front of my eyes before. The breathing was horrendous.
His mum was a complex human who was deep down nasty and lashed out homophonic slurs at us for many many years. Never accepted our relationship. Partner did everything for her and she didn’t go without ever and paying a fortune every month to keep her there. His Dad died 10 years ago.
The nurse looking after her was heavily pregnant so it was looking at start and end to life in a way.
Today we have organised a funeral for next week and picked a coffin. Tomorrow emptying her room.
This has shaken me up and has given my recovery and sobriety a real wake up call. Life is so short in the end and so fragile and then it ends.
I want to be in life. It’s made me look at life so differently. What an experience. No alcohol needed or wanted
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Hi sydneyman. I'm from Sydney, too.
Yes, the fragility of life. The recognition of how much of our own lives we have wasted in pursuit of the denial of life is breathtaking, and magnificent, all at once. We are changing.
I am so sorry about the homophobic slurs uttered by the ignorant and cruel, sydneyman. Such slurs contribute nothing to life, as well we know. How sad to die with bitter breath. It will not be us, at least not in this way.
My condolences to your partner sydneyman. Mother, is mother.
Congrats on your sober time sydneyman. Rejoice in the miracle of life.
Yes, the fragility of life. The recognition of how much of our own lives we have wasted in pursuit of the denial of life is breathtaking, and magnificent, all at once. We are changing.
I am so sorry about the homophobic slurs uttered by the ignorant and cruel, sydneyman. Such slurs contribute nothing to life, as well we know. How sad to die with bitter breath. It will not be us, at least not in this way.
My condolences to your partner sydneyman. Mother, is mother.
Congrats on your sober time sydneyman. Rejoice in the miracle of life.
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Hi sydneyman. I'm sorry for what you've gone through - but it sounds like something valuable has come out of it.
I agree with Steely about the hurtful attitude & slurs. Sad for all of you that she couldn't rejoice in her son's happiness with his chosen partner.
Your observations are very moving. I'm glad you wanted to share them with your friends here.
I agree with Steely about the hurtful attitude & slurs. Sad for all of you that she couldn't rejoice in her son's happiness with his chosen partner.
Your observations are very moving. I'm glad you wanted to share them with your friends here.
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Welcome back sydneyman and congratulations on 154 days AF. I'm sorry for the experience you just went through, but I understand what kind of wake up call that can be. Our friends were in a car accident in December. We were with them the days before and in an instant their life was changed forever. He died and she's still in the hospital. Life is fragile and if we want to be part of it, we have to do every thing we can to ensure our survival. There is no room for addiction in that.
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