Ambellina

I'm very shy, so this is kinda weird for me.

I'm Kerry, I'm eighteen. I see many people who've been sober for many months, when I've only been addicted for a little over three. My addiction happens to be OTC cough medicine, specifically Robitussin. I have personal experience with addiction. My mother is a recovered alcoholic [seven months and going strong!], and, unfortunately, my father hasn't gotten help with his alcoholism yet.

I've only been sober since July 9th, five days, but I gotta start somewhere! I hope to get the support I need from SoberRecovery. I've never sought out help, and I think this is just what I need to keep my sober-day-count going up.

bruce24

Hi Kerry,

I'm only on day 8 myself so your not alone with this! You already sound like you have the right attitude to fight your addiction. Keep positive with your mom and stay sober to help your father see what he is missing out on. Don't let addiction control you. Many people struggle with addictions for years and years and trust me you dont want that to happen to you! It ruins your life and it makes it harder to overcome the longer you struggle with it.

Take a stand now and look at this as an opportunity to learn from and find new ways to fill your time that make you truly happy and give yourself what you deserve!

I think you found the right place for support as everyone here is very helpful and looks out for one another. Keep the right frame of mind and stick with it!! You WILL Overcome your addiction!

Bruce

philosoffy

Hi and welcome. You are lucky to have a mum in recovery. I came to recovery 12 years ago. My longest period free of alcohol was one and half years. I have had many relapses and they are painful and always worse than the last. The best times of my life are the sober ones but I didn't see that 12 years ago. I have a friend who came into recovery when she was 18. She did what was suggested, put the work in and helped others. She is 40 now and has three grown up children of her own. She is happy and lives life to the full AND she still does what's suggested, puts the work in and helps others. THATS THE SORT OF RECOVERY ON OFFER - IF YOU WANT IT.
All the very best to and you mum and dad. God bless

Time2Surrender

Welcome aboard.

Rella927

Welcome Kerry! Congrats on 5 days! that is terrific....Glad
that you found us to go on your new journey with you-

There is a lot of support here and a wealth of information! Please
check out our other forums and the stickies at the top of them as well.

So happy that you have made a great choice at such a young age! Sit
back and try not to be shy, no one bites here-we are in this together!

Keep posting!

Anna

Good for you Angelina!

miss communicat

Welcome Kerry!

Keep sharing and stay with the commitment.
It is so much better to live drug and alcool free!
You've made the right decision and found a super suppot group here.

Toomutch

Welcome Kerry

dancinggirl

Good for you! I, too, am new here. Just jump right in and post.

Aysha

Tazman53

Welcome to SR Kerry, one of my daughters (16) is named Kerri. Have you come clean with your mother yet? Honesty is one of the 2 main keys to getting and staying clean and sober, I can assure you as a parent I would much rather you came to me and say you have a problem and would like to come with me along the path to recovery then for me to find out the hard way.

If your mom is a recovering alcoholic she will be more them supportive of you. Give her a chance, you will be amazed. You will not have let her down, instead you will help her in her sobriety by you asking her for help, this tells her she is doing so well in her recovery that she can help you.

My son came to me when he finally admitted he was an alcoholic, I was not mad or dissappointed, I was very happy that I was sober and there for him when he needed me.