I've fallen so far off the wagon I don't know if I can get back on. I went through treatment in 1989 and stayed sober for 12 years. Then, in 2001, I decided I could handle alcohol again and would have a few drinks now and then. In 2002, my mother passed away, and all HELL broke loose. Alcohol helped ease the pain and since then my drinking has escalated to out of control again. I want and need to stop this insanity!! Is there anybody out there that is newly sober that I could buddy with?
Hi and welcome. I too had drank again after many years of being sober. I just picked myself back up and did what I remembered the rehab told me to do. That means don't drink and go to meetings. I made 90/90,got a sponcer and you know the rest. I did it cold turkey,but if you need medical help,then go for it. Nothing to be ashamed of,it would only be ashame if you died or got worse from your drinking. Keep coming back and posting. There is a lot of support on this board and nice people.
I'm pretty new in the program and I'm doing meetings daily. It helps more than I can explain. Of course you know this already. 12 years and out. Time to jump back on the wagon and get one of them sponsors to direct your thinking. Hope to hear from ya again.
All I can do is echo what has already been said. This is where not one, but many buddies come into play. Not all of us came into the program and stayed there, many of us have gone back out. I did after just two years, and the year or so it took me to come back was the worst. It's all about meetings, as you know, and a good sponsor. Nope, not easy but easier than the alternative. And as Phil said--Every morning when we wake up, we're newbies. Every time we walk into a new situation, we're newbies. Hang in there and know we're all here for support. Blessings Wren
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