Yesterday, at 30 days my son turned 3. Today went to my regular meeting house and got my chip. My new second home.
After all these years of trying it on my own it took dying with a BAC of .54 to wake me up. Talk about a spiritual awakening. I know other have had the same, and I know others for whom death made no difference. For me, my whole outlook has shifted 180*.
I am an alcoholic. I'm am also done dying. Here's to life. Stay sober, y'all.
-- Edited by Blackie123 on Sunday 22nd of May 2011 08:59:22 PM
Thanks...for reminding us about the gift of gratitude and how we should never take our sobriety for granted, regardless of the circumstances. Your 30 day medallion is testimony to how it works and a significant step towards a better life, here and now. We wish you many more sober yet happy memories, one day at a time.
Welcome back to the world of the living Blackie. You were rescued from that event by a power much greater than alcohol and for a reason. Stick around and get sober with us and realize the reason. "Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps..."
-- Edited by Jerry F on Monday 23rd of May 2011 01:40:03 PM
I also was very close to dying after quitting "cold turkey". After 3 days of remaining sober after waking up having drank an entire bottle of vodka in bed alone, i'm 120lb so obviously i blacked out, probably very close to death. I knew i could no longer do this as much as much as it was going to hurt physically and emotionally. On day 3 i had the scariest day of my life which has truly scared me enough to stay sober. I was going through DT's, my blood pressure was 180/40, and i was seeing things and hearing things that quite obviously were not there, the doctor told me "our main concern is to get your on librium to prevent a seizure because once that happens, death is next if we can't stop them." So any problems after this seemed minimal. I cannot believe that i almost let this kill me. Stay strong! Everyday gets a little easier. Your worst day sober is not nearly as bad as your best day drunk.
