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Raised from the Dead
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 376
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hello i am new here. i have 8 1/2 months clean since i joined the program on january 29th. i am in my mid-20s and live in chicago. in short, im in AA because i cant drink safely. i will ultimately end up doing heroin. i entered detox strung out and 130 pounds with not a dollar to my name, no IDs, and just the clothes on my back. i was refered to a recovery house where i was able to do a 90/90, find a sponser, and work the steps.
approaching 9 months later i now have my own apartment, work for bank of america, and am working the 8th step. spirtually i am much more fit then i was, though my character defects flare up constantly.
from a personal possession stand point, i never thought id have the things i have now (laptop, ipod, tv, dvd player, etc) but building up the network is still my top priority. i dont have the amount of friends id like to have but im slowly getting there. ive done things in sobriety im not proud of, behavior that is the old me, but at this moment in time nothing is worth using over. im not going to say ill never use again, but today (oct 16th) you couldnt pay me to use alcohol or drugs.
glad to be here and i look forward to getting to know everybody.
approaching 9 months later i now have my own apartment, work for bank of america, and am working the 8th step. spirtually i am much more fit then i was, though my character defects flare up constantly.
from a personal possession stand point, i never thought id have the things i have now (laptop, ipod, tv, dvd player, etc) but building up the network is still my top priority. i dont have the amount of friends id like to have but im slowly getting there. ive done things in sobriety im not proud of, behavior that is the old me, but at this moment in time nothing is worth using over. im not going to say ill never use again, but today (oct 16th) you couldnt pay me to use alcohol or drugs.
glad to be here and i look forward to getting to know everybody.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI
Posts: 110
Hey, and welcome,
that is a great story - and an inspiration. I am no where near where you are right now - but I'm getting there, one day at a time - and today I feel better than i did yesterday.
You should be very proud of yourself for what you've been through, and where you managed to get to. Awesome job.
here's to one more day clean,
cheers
that is a great story - and an inspiration. I am no where near where you are right now - but I'm getting there, one day at a time - and today I feel better than i did yesterday.
You should be very proud of yourself for what you've been through, and where you managed to get to. Awesome job.
here's to one more day clean,
cheers
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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Hi Chicago,
Welcome!
It sounds like you're doing great and your life is moving along nicely. Of course the old behaviours creep into being from time to time, but you just need to recognize it for what it is and to work on it.
I hope you keep posting.
Welcome!
It sounds like you're doing great and your life is moving along nicely. Of course the old behaviours creep into being from time to time, but you just need to recognize it for what it is and to work on it.
I hope you keep posting.
Raised from the Dead
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 376
wow thanks for the warm welcome. i will definitely stick around. we're all in this together. now if the bears will just beat up on the cardinals, ill officially have nothing to complain about!
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: pass the bon bons
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chicago...i love love love your city...i lived in joliet for two years and i miss that beautiful city...even that freezing wind...we had a windstorm last night and i slept like a baby...
you have an absolutely amazing story...many people take years to change their lives the way you have, or they never do....you should be so proud and not so hard on yourself for your little faults...nobody's perfect after all...especially we addicts...the fact that you admit that you have faults and are willing to work to change is great...thanks for sharing your amazing, inspiring story...
you have an absolutely amazing story...many people take years to change their lives the way you have, or they never do....you should be so proud and not so hard on yourself for your little faults...nobody's perfect after all...especially we addicts...the fact that you admit that you have faults and are willing to work to change is great...thanks for sharing your amazing, inspiring story...
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