Hi Everyone,
Brief intro, I am Al, an Alcoholic. I am not new to recovery, but I am new to this group. I had loved drinking from my very first drunk at age 14. We talk about crossing a line into alcoholism, I believe I was over that line even before I started. I never drank socially. Theres also drugs in my past, Alcohol was always my drug of choice though.
I Have been around the rooms, out of the rooms and IN the rooms. Best times are when I am IN recovery. Had 6 years at one time. Had many other periods of sobriety, days, weeks, months.... I Started this sobriety stuff in 1993.It only works If I want it.
I have a history of drinking after periods of sobriety. My last drunk I was coming up on 2 years sober, I drank one night fessed up the next day. That was presidents day in 2007. I now have 2 years again. What have I learned throughout all of the adventures of the past? When I am in AA, actively participating, doing some service, sharing and listening, I do well. I go to meetings regularly, usually 6 outta 7 nights a week. When I am not putting sobriety first I get miserable, then get drunk. It’s only a matter of time with me if I stop going to meetings.
I mention all this because i feel that I am living pretty sober theese days. I am pretty positive, pretty good with myself. I have a lot of sober friends these days. People I knew from way back that are still around, and people who are new. I reach out to almost everyone.
I am trying the Recovery Realm as another way to reach out. Believe me it will not be a substitute for meetings, rather just another tool to use. |