ThatWasTheOldMe

I'm so lucky and blessed to be sober.
I was a total ***hole when I was drinking and I'm lucky I never got beat up bad for messing with the wrong people.

I'm also lucky to not be in trouble with the law. I don't really want to go into details there, but I made really bad decisions every time I picked up a drink. Every single time.
If you're struggling, life gets better with sobriety. But it always gets worse with continued drinking. At least for me.

least

I did some stupid crap myself, but the important thing is we're not doing it anymore!

Hevyn

Could not agree more, ThatWasTheOldMe. It turned me into a strange version of myself. I was reckless & self-destructive.
I feel lucky too that I made it out of there alive.

GoodLife32

I am honestly shocked I am still alive, considering all the dumb **** I’ve done while drunk. Crashed numerous cars…associated with very sketchy people.. occasional fights.

freedomfries

I'm extremely lucky to be alive and hiv-negative and with no court convictions.

SouthernSober

"We will not regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it." --AA BB

Hodd

You speak for all of us there, TWTOM, but I don’t think we should feel guilty. We’ve taken steps to stop our drinking or are in the process of doing so. We can’t change what’s happened, but we are in a privileged position of being able to appreciate what we have.

brighterday1234

🙏

Wastinglife

I've been in the ER over 10 times. Been arrested about 10 times. All alcohol related. Don't remember a lot of it.

Outonthetiles

I, too, am lucky to be alive. I can think of three distinct times when I should have died.

silentrun

I am extremely grateful I was given a second chance. If the stupidity of my actions didn't get me suicide would have by now. Im in the bonus round now.

Having lost someone to this in 2020 the impact on those that love us is unimaginable. I'm very grateful I was able to spare them that and return their mother/daughter/sister/wife/friend to them.

Donnylutz

I continue to struggle with some guilt. I drove drunk 100's of times over my 15 years of abuse - how I never hurt anyone and only ended up with 1 DUI I'll never know. The more I get into sobriety the more I look back in disgust - it's like I don't even recognize the person I became!