fascination

I don't know why but there is some comfort in knowing I share a history of alcoholism with someone I thought I had nothing in common with. It always makes me feel like a worthless, terrible excuse for a person, who nobody would love, who would always fail... I just found out a girl I went to high school with is also in recovery.. she was our valedictorian, homecoming queen, class president for four years and voted most likely to succeed. I was probably one of the least popular people in my school! It's weird isn't it?

Anna

It is weird, and I think it's good to recognize that people are not always what they 'seem' to be. The girl who appeared to have everything going for her, may have been miserable inside.

NEOMARXIST

it's so easy to have a mindset of "The grass is always greener on the otherside of the fence" ie- someone else is much happier/doing much better. I think this type thinking characterises many alcoholics/addicts.

In 'recovery' my thinking truly has changed dramatically, in that I genuinely feel like I am a completely different person to who I was beofre I got properly sober. I used to 'project' my thinking terribly and it caused me nothing but more drinking/drug binges and sadness and pain.

Things are often not what they seem. As long as you are contented and peaceful in what you're doing then nothing/nobody else really matters does it?

Incidentally I was one of those who was tipped to do great things when I was 14/15/16. Maybe I will now that I am sober but only if I keep sober One day at a time. I used to beat myself up terribly about how I had messed up my life but now I just 'live in the solution and not in the problems'

peace

penny74

Everyone has "something"
Your "something" happens to alcohol..
l have seen worse..

CarolD

It's true....alcohol disrupts many lives regardless of external situations.
It's true.....recovery can benefit those very same people...

Glad both of you are now heading into the riht direction