hi all newbie here
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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hi all newbie here
hi all. i'm kerry, 32 years old with two children aged 11 and 13. i've been sober for two and a half years. its a battle but worth it. my father died seven years ago, i'd always enjoyed a drink but it got out of control when he died. i felt like my right hand had been sliced off, he was my world. i met a bloke two years after he died, he helped me come to terms with the death of my dad. we got engaged and made plans. three years into the relationship he went out to work and never returned, he had an heart attack at work and passed away, he was 41 the day before, the day after fathers day. i tried to find the answers in the bottom of a pint pot but couldn't. my life turned upside down. the shock, pain and the grief got too much for me and i reached rock bottom, i tried to take my own life but my children kept me here. i still don't know how it clicked into my mind that i had to get sober but i did. i battled it and had rehabilitation and i started on the road of sobriety. some days are really hard, but its worth the battle to not go back feeling worthless again. i take each day at a time and try to enjoy the good times as much as possible so as when the bad times come along i can recall the memories of the good and feel hope.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Hi Kerry,
Welcome to SR - this site is a big part of my recovery today.
Thanks for sharing a bit of you with us - so sorry about your Dad and about your fiancee, but glad you hung on and made it.
Rowan
Welcome to SR - this site is a big part of my recovery today.
Thanks for sharing a bit of you with us - so sorry about your Dad and about your fiancee, but glad you hung on and made it.
Rowan
Last edited by Rowan; 02-05-2008 at 08:05 AM.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Hi Kerry,
Welcome to SR...
When reading your post, I felt those uncomfortable feelings of loss. I do remember also wanting to drown those feelings with whatever I could find, mainly alcohol.
You have climbed out of the misery of addiction, and you are on a good path to recovery...
Thanks for sharing your story, very moving... Keep posting...
Welcome to SR...
When reading your post, I felt those uncomfortable feelings of loss. I do remember also wanting to drown those feelings with whatever I could find, mainly alcohol.
You have climbed out of the misery of addiction, and you are on a good path to recovery...
Thanks for sharing your story, very moving... Keep posting...
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: uk
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welldone
woo hooo kerry welcome i 2 have experianced a lot off loss and i think this is were i started 2 go wrong aswell but it kreeps up slowly and when you stop and look around everything seems 2 have fell apart you are a real inspiration thanks for shareing your coragious battle with the bottle and you kicked ass baby
and a very warm welcome
and a very warm welcome
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