Hi everyone - I am new to this board and was given this link by someone on another unrelated forum due to some problems I have been having.
I have been sober 3 years and IT IS GREAT!!! I also have other family members in the program.
My problem lately to make it short and sweet is another family member drinking. Short and sweet - police, DSS, being assaulted, and basically coming to the realization that I can't help him or her if they do not want it so main concern is child.
I am still strong in my desire to never drink again, but this has really gotten me so depressed (not that I have not been anyhow).
I try to tell him and I will tell anyone else reading this - BEING SOBER WORKS!! IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! THINGS GET BETTER. I took me many tries at sobriety to finally believe this. That was always my excuse!! See . . . nothing changes so I might as well keep drinking. BUT IS DOES CHANGE!! Things do get better! Not overnight, but it does happen. I know for a fact that if I was still drinking everything that is happening in my life now would be 1000000000000 times worse!
So I am going to keep my sobriety and to everyone else PLEASE do not give up! If you stop it will get better - if you do not stop IT WILL GET WORSE!
Great post, there is always hope!
