Is it REALLY your third birthday? Wonderful! Congratulations! I can't imagine three years of (continuous) sobriety! Hell, I can't even remember what I was doing three years ago!
You're so sweet, SKG...
But, no, it's not 3 years, at least not yet...When I was talking about power on the gratitude thread, I meant electricity...
But I can say I've been clean & sober for over 16 mos now and "The Promises" are happening on a daily basis in my life...I put down the alcohol back in Dec of 97 but I only stuck around the rooms of AA for a very short while, just enough for life to become good, calm and normal, then I was cured and tried to live life on my terms...when life came at me and crisis happened, I had no tools to deal with everything going on, I was a mess, overwhelmed, stressed, full of fear and I knew that drinking was no longer an option, so I went to my doctor and being the "good alkie" that I am, I manipulated the situation into a BIG deal and was prescribed an AD & something to take as needed for when the stress was too much...Boy, the first Xanax I took, I feel in love immediately as it took me out of me and everything going on around me...It progressed quite rapidly over the next couple of years to taking valium, fioricet, vicodin and anything I could get my hands on...I CT'd all the pills back in Feb '05, went through horrible withdrawls that lasted over 3 weeks with some symptoms lingering for up to 6 weeks, I got over 4mos of clean time doing it my way only to relapse, and that insanity kept repeating itself until July 11, 2006 when I asked God for help and I was guided back into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous...
It may take me awhile but I have been shown that in order for this alkie/addict to stay sober, I cannot do it on my own...Today I am grateful that it doesn't matter how we get to AA, just that we get there...
Enjoy your day, SKG...
Smooches,
Stacey
But, no, it's not 3 years, at least not yet...When I was talking about power on the gratitude thread, I meant electricity...
But I can say I've been clean & sober for over 16 mos now and "The Promises" are happening on a daily basis in my life...I put down the alcohol back in Dec of 97 but I only stuck around the rooms of AA for a very short while, just enough for life to become good, calm and normal, then I was cured and tried to live life on my terms...when life came at me and crisis happened, I had no tools to deal with everything going on, I was a mess, overwhelmed, stressed, full of fear and I knew that drinking was no longer an option, so I went to my doctor and being the "good alkie" that I am, I manipulated the situation into a BIG deal and was prescribed an AD & something to take as needed for when the stress was too much...Boy, the first Xanax I took, I feel in love immediately as it took me out of me and everything going on around me...It progressed quite rapidly over the next couple of years to taking valium, fioricet, vicodin and anything I could get my hands on...I CT'd all the pills back in Feb '05, went through horrible withdrawls that lasted over 3 weeks with some symptoms lingering for up to 6 weeks, I got over 4mos of clean time doing it my way only to relapse, and that insanity kept repeating itself until July 11, 2006 when I asked God for help and I was guided back into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous...
It may take me awhile but I have been shown that in order for this alkie/addict to stay sober, I cannot do it on my own...Today I am grateful that it doesn't matter how we get to AA, just that we get there...
Enjoy your day, SKG...
Smooches,
Stacey
Well, then, I SNATCH IT ALL BACK!!
:)
No, seriously, good on you. You sound like you're at peace, if that's possible on a message board. Even since I've been coming, anyway!
Keep sharing--
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No, seriously, good on you. You sound like you're at peace, if that's possible on a message board. Even since I've been coming, anyway!
Keep sharing--
