In the early days of Sobriety TIME was the enemy, if I could just get to bedtime without drinking I was safe from drinking that night, so SR was a great thing to get involved in, read, post, get support, learn about my addiction from people with experience, but most importantly kill those long hours, ps for anyone who doesn't know, there is a games sections, hours of fun to be had!!

The longer I've been Sober the issue becomes random cravings, stressful issues in life, social events that I'm invited to . . . in other words the task of changing my whole lifestyle to one not revolving around where my next drink was coming from, so the experience of people on SR has been invaluable to learn and make necessary changes in my own life.

Also not many people know I had a drink problem, I was a "very functioning" and so I didn't suddenly announce it to the world when I became Sober, and many of those that I did share with can't just accept it, so my Sobriety became a very lonely place at times, enter SR and an amazing bunch of people, non judgemental, listen, I've had some great times within the SR community over the last 6 months.

Finally, I think addiction can be a very selfish thing, SR provides an opportunity to focus on others, not just myself all the time, I'm not sure how that helps my overall self, but it's a great feeling to share my experiences, maybe it'll add to my inward health as well as the physical, who knows, but it brightens up my day to be able to help others in their struggles.