by smp243@aol.com » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:26 am
Dear Wayne,
Congratulations on 8 days of sobriety. your head must feel clearer. I would like to tell you that you do not need to do this on your own. AA will be a huge help, in many more ways than just helping you stay sober. It taught me how to live when times get tough and I would turn to a drink, which was daily. I too was terrified of going to meetings. I am a professional woman, mother of three, who never had a DUI, or rehab... Interestingly enough, I started going to alanon, where if I saw someone I could say I had a family member who was an alcoholic... I found the people there so supportive and kind, I dared walk into my first AA meeting. The best thing that ever happened to me. For the first several weeks I just listened, afraid to speak. Gradually I recognized that I was no different from them, and have today 10 months of sobriety. It took a couple of different meetings until I found one that worked for me, now I go to a great 7am meeting before work. Best of luck, give AA a try, what do you have to lose... Your life can be better that you can imagine, once you leave that prison of alcohol. Try reading the Big Book, which I'm sure you can have mailed to you. I tried the "white knuckle" sobriety, AA's way is so much easier.S
Dear Wayne,
Congratulations on 8 days of sobriety. your head must feel clearer. I would like to tell you that you do not need to do this on your own. AA will be a huge help, in many more ways than just helping you stay sober. It taught me how to live when times get tough and I would turn to a drink, which was daily. I too was terrified of going to meetings. I am a professional woman, mother of three, who never had a DUI, or rehab... Interestingly enough, I started going to alanon, where if I saw someone I could say I had a family member who was an alcoholic... I found the people there so supportive and kind, I dared walk into my first AA meeting. The best thing that ever happened to me. For the first several weeks I just listened, afraid to speak. Gradually I recognized that I was no different from them, and have today 10 months of sobriety. It took a couple of different meetings until I found one that worked for me, now I go to a great 7am meeting before work. Best of luck, give AA a try, what do you have to lose... Your life can be better that you can imagine, once you leave that prison of alcohol. Try reading the Big Book, which I'm sure you can have mailed to you. I tried the "white knuckle" sobriety, AA's way is so much easier.S