How I did it
mergirl
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How I did it
Today is my third SoBirthday=)
In the beginning, I refused drink as self punishment, fueled by shame and self loathing. I got to SR looking for clues as to why my 28 years of drinking had led to behaviors out of my control, answers to why I felt enslaved and betrayed by booze, which had been my trusted friend for so long.
The things I read on SR led me to the idea of Recovery. The path I chose was the 12 step model, and I am grateful for the astounding changes in my life.
Getting loaded to avoid fear, dampen pain or lower your inhibitions also mutes the good stuff.
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
My sobriety today looks very different than it did when I got to SR, but one thing hasnt changed
I dont drink, no matter what. If drinking still worked for me, I would have never come to this site.
Thank you for my life
In the beginning, I refused drink as self punishment, fueled by shame and self loathing. I got to SR looking for clues as to why my 28 years of drinking had led to behaviors out of my control, answers to why I felt enslaved and betrayed by booze, which had been my trusted friend for so long.
The things I read on SR led me to the idea of Recovery. The path I chose was the 12 step model, and I am grateful for the astounding changes in my life.
Getting loaded to avoid fear, dampen pain or lower your inhibitions also mutes the good stuff.
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
My sobriety today looks very different than it did when I got to SR, but one thing hasnt changed
I dont drink, no matter what. If drinking still worked for me, I would have never come to this site.
Thank you for my life
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Originally Posted by Gypsy Feet 
Today is my third SoBirthday=)
In the beginning, I refused drink as self punishment, fueled by shame and self loathing. I got to SR looking for clues as to why my 28 years of drinking had led to behaviors out of my control, answers to why I felt enslaved and betrayed by booze, which had been my trusted friend for so long.
The things I read on SR led me to the idea of Recovery. The path I chose was the 12 step model, and I am grateful for the astounding changes in my life.Getting loaded to avoid fear, dampen pain or lower your inhibitions also mutes the good stuff.
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
My sobriety today looks very different than it did when I got to SR, but one thing hasnt changed
I dont drink, no matter what. If drinking still worked for me, I would have never come to this site.
Thank you for my life
In the beginning, I refused drink as self punishment, fueled by shame and self loathing. I got to SR looking for clues as to why my 28 years of drinking had led to behaviors out of my control, answers to why I felt enslaved and betrayed by booze, which had been my trusted friend for so long.
The things I read on SR led me to the idea of Recovery. The path I chose was the 12 step model, and I am grateful for the astounding changes in my life.Getting loaded to avoid fear, dampen pain or lower your inhibitions also mutes the good stuff.
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
My sobriety today looks very different than it did when I got to SR, but one thing hasnt changed
I dont drink, no matter what. If drinking still worked for me, I would have never come to this site.
Thank you for my life
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mergirl
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Originally Posted by Sapling
Are you talking about AA? Or is it a different 12 step model?
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Originally Posted by Gypsy Feet
Getting loaded to avoid fear, dampen pain or lower your inhibitions also mutes the good stuff.
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
One of my favorite payoffs in sobriety is feeling Joy raw and unaltered, it makes me rich beyond my wildest imaginings
Congrats Gypsy Feet! And as they say, hopefully many more birthdays to come...
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