TOPIC: I Want To Celebrate My 24 Yrs. Sobriety With You Today
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,238
I wrote this share earlier today and
brought it here for you to read.
I was one of those moms that used
alcohol as a reward for a full days work
as a mom of 2 and a wife. Sitting by myself
after everyone went to bed and enjoy
peace and quiet soon became a bore to
me and wanted and needed some excitement.
I then used a girls night out to unwhine and
listen to music. From there I didn't want the
excitement of the night to end and eventually
found myself unfaithful and driving home
under the enfluence.
Each time I returned home there was an
argument. Eventually I used that to fuel
my resentment and continued to go out
after I put my little ones to bed.
In Feb. 1990 on my way home in the wee
hours, I ran off the road less than a mile
from hime hitting a concrete culvert sitting
on top the ground. I ended up spending 10
days in the hospital with them removing my
punctured spleen so I wouldn't bleed to death.
Over the next few months I heal quite nicely
without drinking and using just the meds for
pain. However, once there was no more pain,
I dropped the meds, but my disease, illness,
addiction was calling me loudly.
So off I went right back to the same place,
same club, drinking, more lies, more arguments
and in August 10, family intervened on me
after I took a hand full of pain meds and
not waking up.
My first full day without alcohol was August
11,1990, 24 yrs ago today in rehab where
I spent the next 28 day learning about my
addiction and its affects on me and those
around me. I was taught some valueable lessons
and given a program of steps and principles
to incorporate in my everyday life to help
me remain sober and build a strong foundation
in recovery to live my life upon for many
one days at a time sober.
I did everything to the best of my ability
to stay sober including taking my little
ones with me to meetings or leaving them
with a relative. Once they both were in
school, I made sure I went to a noon meeting
so I would and could be available to my
family when they all were home.
Over the yrs. I first proved that I could stay
sober, but mostly I wanted and needed to
for myself. Today, my kids are grown and
gone living healthy, happy, prosperous
lives.
Both my spouse and I eventually divorced
peacefully and remarried. Im back in my
hometown living a life in recovery, healthy,
happy and honest in all my affairs passing
on all that knowledge that was freely passed
on to me over the yrs. to folks like you here
in SR.
brought it here for you to read.
I was one of those moms that used
alcohol as a reward for a full days work
as a mom of 2 and a wife. Sitting by myself
after everyone went to bed and enjoy
peace and quiet soon became a bore to
me and wanted and needed some excitement.
I then used a girls night out to unwhine and
listen to music. From there I didn't want the
excitement of the night to end and eventually
found myself unfaithful and driving home
under the enfluence.
Each time I returned home there was an
argument. Eventually I used that to fuel
my resentment and continued to go out
after I put my little ones to bed.
In Feb. 1990 on my way home in the wee
hours, I ran off the road less than a mile
from hime hitting a concrete culvert sitting
on top the ground. I ended up spending 10
days in the hospital with them removing my
punctured spleen so I wouldn't bleed to death.
Over the next few months I heal quite nicely
without drinking and using just the meds for
pain. However, once there was no more pain,
I dropped the meds, but my disease, illness,
addiction was calling me loudly.
So off I went right back to the same place,
same club, drinking, more lies, more arguments
and in August 10, family intervened on me
after I took a hand full of pain meds and
not waking up.
My first full day without alcohol was August
11,1990, 24 yrs ago today in rehab where
I spent the next 28 day learning about my
addiction and its affects on me and those
around me. I was taught some valueable lessons
and given a program of steps and principles
to incorporate in my everyday life to help
me remain sober and build a strong foundation
in recovery to live my life upon for many
one days at a time sober.
I did everything to the best of my ability
to stay sober including taking my little
ones with me to meetings or leaving them
with a relative. Once they both were in
school, I made sure I went to a noon meeting
so I would and could be available to my
family when they all were home.
Over the yrs. I first proved that I could stay
sober, but mostly I wanted and needed to
for myself. Today, my kids are grown and
gone living healthy, happy, prosperous
lives.
Both my spouse and I eventually divorced
peacefully and remarried. Im back in my
hometown living a life in recovery, healthy,
happy and honest in all my affairs passing
on all that knowledge that was freely passed
on to me over the yrs. to folks like you here
in SR.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,497
Sharon, Congratulations, on 24 amazing years of sobriety and recovery! We are so blessed to have you as part of SR. You can always be counted on to give some rich ESH, and thoughtful insights...thank you.
and thank you for sharing your story.
and thank you for sharing your story.
Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 550
Wow Sharon, you know you have some pretty envoys people on here who can't wait to have their 24 years too. Congrats!! It must feel amazing. What an inspiration you are. Thanks for sharing your amazing accomplishment with me. I hope each and every one of us can follow your footsteps. Hugs!
Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 987
You are one of the women I have always looked up to on here because you embody so much of what I want for my own sobriety. I always look for you when I check in, no matter how infrequently, and you never fail to lift me up, no matter how I'm feeling. And sometimes I'm feeling pretty defeated.
Thank you for that gift. Thank you for you.
And congratulations!!!!
Thank you for that gift. Thank you for you.
And congratulations!!!!
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