Courage
Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,237
I tried many times to quit drinking, vowing
that I had had enough and never wanted to
go thru another hangover and all that went
along with my drinking again to only fail just
as many times as I drank.
Seems as tho my will to stop never worked
even if I tried as hard as I could. That demon
was always lurking, waiting to get me at any
given moment. Any given happy, sad, holiday
and many just becauses to drink.
Enough was enough when I took a hand full
of nuprin pills and some left over other pills
to stop the insanity and end all the turmoil
in my life.
However, with a turn of events and family
intervention, they sought help for me when
I couldn't and wouldn't do it for myself. This
intervention saved my life as I spent 28 days
in rehab for AA receiving tools and knowledge
of my alcoholism before I was set on a path
and journey in recovery living each day with
out drinking.
That journey began 22 yrs ago as I continue
to sit in meetings quietly absorbing and being
inspired by so many who were learning to stay
sober themselves using those steps and principles
set down before us to incorporate in our everyday
lives.
Willingness, Openmindeness and Honestly are
the three most important elements I needed
to work on daily in order for the promises to
eventually come true for me. Once I achieved
them, then the door to a new freedom in life
and in sobriety opened that I have never experienced
before. And what a joy it was and still is to be
awarded lifes gifts just by staying sober and
passing on my own ESH - experiences, strengths
and hopes of what life has and is like before,
during and after my drinking career.
So many members had what I wanted and now
that I have it, I hope and wish you will too.
that I had had enough and never wanted to
go thru another hangover and all that went
along with my drinking again to only fail just
as many times as I drank.
Seems as tho my will to stop never worked
even if I tried as hard as I could. That demon
was always lurking, waiting to get me at any
given moment. Any given happy, sad, holiday
and many just becauses to drink.
Enough was enough when I took a hand full
of nuprin pills and some left over other pills
to stop the insanity and end all the turmoil
in my life.
However, with a turn of events and family
intervention, they sought help for me when
I couldn't and wouldn't do it for myself. This
intervention saved my life as I spent 28 days
in rehab for AA receiving tools and knowledge
of my alcoholism before I was set on a path
and journey in recovery living each day with
out drinking.
That journey began 22 yrs ago as I continue
to sit in meetings quietly absorbing and being
inspired by so many who were learning to stay
sober themselves using those steps and principles
set down before us to incorporate in our everyday
lives.
Willingness, Openmindeness and Honestly are
the three most important elements I needed
to work on daily in order for the promises to
eventually come true for me. Once I achieved
them, then the door to a new freedom in life
and in sobriety opened that I have never experienced
before. And what a joy it was and still is to be
awarded lifes gifts just by staying sober and
passing on my own ESH - experiences, strengths
and hopes of what life has and is like before,
during and after my drinking career.
So many members had what I wanted and now
that I have it, I hope and wish you will too.
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Posts: 12
Well? I black out on the hard stuff! Also! Getting text messages from my brother in Atlanta and phone calls from friends down there... Bad timing... I'm a Cat fan but go Cards... I know this is not apropriate for this site...
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