3 months sober. From powerless to Higher Power!!
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3 months sober. From powerless to Higher Power!!
I picked up my 3 month chip today. This is the longest I have gone without drinking in about 20 years and I have done it with the help of Sober Recovery and AA.
3 months ago I had come off of a 10 day binge, drinking 2 plus bottles of wine a day and popping xanax pills left right and centre. In those 10 days I got hit by a quad bike, slipped and fell over in my bathroom and fell into the basement of a flat. I was black and blue but miraculousy I was still alive. In those 10 days I tried to smash an ex friend's window and had a police visit, fell out with a friend who I have known for 10 years, phoned in sick for work, didn't see my 6 year old daughter as her dad kept her (thank God) have 4 days on my calender which I have zero recollection of and when the madness came to an end and the xanax had run out and I had put down the booze I suffered 3 nights of the most hideous withdrawls that left me wondering if I was going to make it though to the morning.
I prayed so hard. I prayed to God to allow me to live and if I lived to please help me to get sober and to take the obsession to drink away fron me.
I got on this site and joined a support thread. I went to an AA meeting. I now log on here daily, I have a sponsor at AA and have started working the steps, I have service at my monday morning meeting and I pray to my HP (God) every morning to keep me sober and every night say thank you for another sober day.
I am really starting to reap the benefits. I am a sober and present mummy to my beautiful 6 year old daughter, my mum and dad are both proud and relieved I am sober and in recovery (I put them through hell) my relationship with my daughter's daddy is so good we may even reconcile, I haven't fallen out with anymore friends and my life has been pretty much drama free. The biggest bonus is I have not woken up feeling suicidal once!
My recovery really is a one day at a time process and I have to put it before anything else. Some days it is feels draining but I am having to learn a whole new way of living ...without alcohol and that takes some work!!
It is so worth it though. I was in a living hell before. I was so unhappy, I just wanted to die every day, I was exisitng in my own despair and self pity, in such a dark, dark place. But now there is light. And there is hope. For the first time in my life I feel hopeful about my future.
Please do not give up. Some days I have just done nothing but get my head on my pillow at night sober. And that's ok. The main thing is not to drink. One day at a time, don't drink and good things will start to happen!!
3 months ago I had come off of a 10 day binge, drinking 2 plus bottles of wine a day and popping xanax pills left right and centre. In those 10 days I got hit by a quad bike, slipped and fell over in my bathroom and fell into the basement of a flat. I was black and blue but miraculousy I was still alive. In those 10 days I tried to smash an ex friend's window and had a police visit, fell out with a friend who I have known for 10 years, phoned in sick for work, didn't see my 6 year old daughter as her dad kept her (thank God) have 4 days on my calender which I have zero recollection of and when the madness came to an end and the xanax had run out and I had put down the booze I suffered 3 nights of the most hideous withdrawls that left me wondering if I was going to make it though to the morning.
I prayed so hard. I prayed to God to allow me to live and if I lived to please help me to get sober and to take the obsession to drink away fron me.
I got on this site and joined a support thread. I went to an AA meeting. I now log on here daily, I have a sponsor at AA and have started working the steps, I have service at my monday morning meeting and I pray to my HP (God) every morning to keep me sober and every night say thank you for another sober day.
I am really starting to reap the benefits. I am a sober and present mummy to my beautiful 6 year old daughter, my mum and dad are both proud and relieved I am sober and in recovery (I put them through hell) my relationship with my daughter's daddy is so good we may even reconcile, I haven't fallen out with anymore friends and my life has been pretty much drama free. The biggest bonus is I have not woken up feeling suicidal once!
My recovery really is a one day at a time process and I have to put it before anything else. Some days it is feels draining but I am having to learn a whole new way of living ...without alcohol and that takes some work!!
It is so worth it though. I was in a living hell before. I was so unhappy, I just wanted to die every day, I was exisitng in my own despair and self pity, in such a dark, dark place. But now there is light. And there is hope. For the first time in my life I feel hopeful about my future.
Please do not give up. Some days I have just done nothing but get my head on my pillow at night sober. And that's ok. The main thing is not to drink. One day at a time, don't drink and good things will start to happen!!
Sounds like things are going well. 
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Snitch, I am so very proud of you! Reading about your accomplishments is very motivating and I am glad you're here with us to share your journey.
Congratulations on 3 months and many more to come.
Blessings,
DC
Congratulations on 3 months and many more to come.
Blessings,
DC
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Thank you all so much!!!!
I used to read posts from people who said "if I can do it anyone can". Well, believe me guys if I can do it anyone can!
I am so grateful to SR, AA and my HP to be typing this now in bed, sober.
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I used to read posts from people who said "if I can do it anyone can". Well, believe me guys if I can do it anyone can!
I am so grateful to SR, AA and my HP to be typing this now in bed, sober.
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Great post Snitch, and I loved the title. My experience was very similar. At about three months I realised I had gone from powerless to having all the power I needed to live well. Now I just stay connected to the power>
Well done!
Well done!
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