Gratitude
Wombling Free
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Gratitude
Hi all,
I have not posted for a long time, some of you may think I am dead.
Alcohol brought me to my knees. I was so sick that I lost a quarter of my body mass and was heading for the exit door.
Somehow the fright of losing my life gave me the inspiration to quit the booze and today I celebrate 8 months sober.
I have done this alone. AA may have got me sober before but it never kept me sober for any length of time. I just said to myself "I don't want to die man up and quit",.
Now this road has not been easy but if I drink again I know I do not have it in me to recover again. FEAR keeps me sober, at times I think I am better now and that a drink or two would not help, but then the fear kicks in and stops me. The only drawback to all this positive stuff is that I think I have become addicted to Tramadol. Where to get help with that?
Regards
Womble
I have not posted for a long time, some of you may think I am dead.
Alcohol brought me to my knees. I was so sick that I lost a quarter of my body mass and was heading for the exit door.
Somehow the fright of losing my life gave me the inspiration to quit the booze and today I celebrate 8 months sober.
I have done this alone. AA may have got me sober before but it never kept me sober for any length of time. I just said to myself "I don't want to die man up and quit",.
Now this road has not been easy but if I drink again I know I do not have it in me to recover again. FEAR keeps me sober, at times I think I am better now and that a drink or two would not help, but then the fear kicks in and stops me. The only drawback to all this positive stuff is that I think I have become addicted to Tramadol. Where to get help with that?
Regards
Womble
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Wombling Free
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Originally Posted by RDBplus3 
Try WORKING the 12 Steps of AA.
Just a suggestion ... it WORKS.
Just a suggestion ... it WORKS.
Still have many aa friends but they are happy that I have found my own way
Wombling Free
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Originally Posted by Opivotal
Thank you for checking in Womble.
Congratulations on your 8 months sober from alcohol.
Have you discussed your Tramadol addiction with your Doctor?
Congratulations on your 8 months sober from alcohol.
Have you discussed your Tramadol addiction with your Doctor?
I have really only been on them a month so I am hoping that it will not be a hard habit to break...but then you know what us addicts are like !!
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I didn't suggest hanging out in aa ... 'just don't drink and go to meetings' has gotten many alcoholics back in active drinking ... the real program of aa ... what WORKED for the 1st 100 that wrote the book ... was WORKING THE STEPS
Glad you're doing good and staying sober ... that is what we are all here for ... there are many ways people get sober, and share about it at the Sober Recovery Community.
Glad you're doing good and staying sober ... that is what we are all here for ... there are many ways people get sober, and share about it at the Sober Recovery Community.
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