by davej » Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:15 pm
i certainly do know how you feel about making a slip up, for i myself after being sober for two years went right back to drinking again. I have wonder why i could do this after being sober for so long but first admitting that you made that fatal mistake is def. a turn in the right direction. I felt so ashamed of what i was doing to my family and myself that it surly woke me up quick. I deceided that i needed to go back to AA meetings and i have done so. I was so relieved that the meetings are there and that support is out there if you only seek it. I also made sure that i got a sponsor because as other have posted the sponsor is a big part of the AA program. I thought i could handle not drinking on my own and it took this cold reaity to know that i just cant do it. Do what i did, dont give up on yourself but go back to the rooms and open your heart and mind, you will only help yourself.........
i certainly do know how you feel about making a slip up, for i myself after being sober for two years went right back to drinking again. I have wonder why i could do this after being sober for so long but first admitting that you made that fatal mistake is def. a turn in the right direction. I felt so ashamed of what i was doing to my family and myself that it surly woke me up quick. I deceided that i needed to go back to AA meetings and i have done so. I was so relieved that the meetings are there and that support is out there if you only seek it. I also made sure that i got a sponsor because as other have posted the sponsor is a big part of the AA program. I thought i could handle not drinking on my own and it took this cold reaity to know that i just cant do it. Do what i did, dont give up on yourself but go back to the rooms and open your heart and mind, you will only help yourself.........