Hello. My name is Shane and I'm an alcoholic. I remember a few years ago when I made that statement for the first time. God, it is probably the hardest sentence I've ever said. Hard to admit what I am. Even harder to admit to myself the damage I'd done to myself and to the ones I loved. Even now the tears flow as I type.
AA has been my Saviour. The day I came in I was trying to make a choice. Do I end it all or do I try AA. To be honest I hadn't the balls to do myself in and I couldn't do it to the people I loved..... even though we hadn't spoken for a long time. I had been a complete bastard but I couldn't do that one last act...
I am sober today and have been for a long time now but it is always one day at a time.
Welcome to the board Shane, you'll find it full of fine folks. Hey that was pretty good lol. Stick around and help us to stay sober. I was supposed to visit your wonderful country two years ago (home of my ancestors) that included a trip to the Isle of Man for the TT race, and a couple days in Manchester/Liverpool. My wife injured her shoulder and we canceled the trip. I've been bummed ever since. Been dreaming of seeing that race since I was teenager reading about Dick Mann.
Hey Shane glad you decided to stick around.Live the miracle.Welcome to the family..I have a little brogney(my spelling) in me!(me mums a mccarthy)married my dad and italian,talk about civil war!!:):) Just for Today, we need never pick up a drink again!!!
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
I'm with you Mike, my Dad (Collins) is/was 100% as was his Mother (McGeary). Mom's side is Canadian, Scottish, Irish, American Indian. Genetically, I don't believe that I ever had a chance of being born sober.
Welcome, I can relate to your thoughts and feelings. Even today, I can see that I will never be alone "One Day At A Time" Thanks for sharing and Keep Coming Back!
Aloha Shane, welcome to the family. A sober alcoholic Irishman in AA. Isn't that the oxy of all morons? It's a dream of mine to get to Ireland and Scotland and I might just make it in body form if I can do it like I've done recovery. I am 100 percent portugese....except there is mention of a red-headed, black Irishman in our family about 5 generations or so ago. I understand that the "black" is an indicator of a not so wholesome upbringing. Please feel free to enlighten me on this because I only get curious about that when the word Irish comes up which of course where I am at and from is rarely if ever. There's been some sinister stuff in my family from the past along with the drinking and using of course...sinister...so why not a "black" irishman.
Anyhow tis good to have you here. For me another source of enlightenment for my recovery.
Welcome Shane, I wrote a Valentine's Day radio ad for a client the other day, where a guy with a cheesy "Lucky Charms" Irish accent says "celebrate valentine's Day to commemorate the day St. Valentine drove the snakes out of Ireland for good!" and the staright-man says "That's St. Patrick's Day." and the Irishman says "What did St. Valentine do then?" and the straight-man replies "St. Valentine married Roman soldiers to their sweethearts against the Emporer's will and for it he was beaten, stoned and beheaded."
And then it goes into the pitch.
That was relevant to absolutely nothing, except to mock the fact that most of us Yanks think that there are three places in the world worth knowing about; New York, Los Angeles and the closest shopping mall.
