TOPIC: It's Not The End Of The World Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic. By the grace of my HP and people like you here in SR I haven't found it necessary to pick up a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90. For that and you I am truely grateful. It truely did seem like the end of the world or my life that last night I downed a hand full of pain pills and wine. One last time to argue with my spouse about coming in late. One last time to feel like a failure. Family stepped in with an intervention where the authorities came to drive me away to rehab. I can tell you what....I fought with every ounce of energy I had with my husband, staired my family down with daggers in my eyes, hatred in my voice, wisked away like a criminal who committed a truely hanis crime. My time had come. I entered rehab and locked away that first night like others with mental problems. The next day I passed all their mind test with flying colors to them informing me i had a drinking problem and needed to be on another floor for Alcoholics Anonymous. Man was I relieved..! For 28 days they handed me the tools and knowledge of my alcoholism and set me on a path of recovery learning to live one day at a time without drinking. Upon release I held on for dear life following those who had stayed sober for a long time. I saw joy in them. I saw smiles, laughter. These people, whom I had this alcoholism thing in common with showed me how to have fun and stay sober. It wasn't the end of the world as I thought it was, but the beginning of a new life filled with graditude and change. 20 yrs later and im still living this new, remarkable and awesome life in recovery. It continues to get better the longer i stay sober. It will be for each of you too. |
Thanks for that share Sharon :) D |
sharon = Inspiration. God bless you! |
Sharon thank you so much for sharing. Your story gives so much hope and positivity to all of us regardless of where we are in our sobriety. Inspiring my friend! |
Sharon, Thank you for sharing! I always get a lot out of your posts! Love, Lenina |
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