it speaks for its self i need some serious help i used to be in here years ago.. its been a progression and i know i am better than this thats why i am back .. i miss the me i found .. and i know it was my will that got me here and my choices..
i need to get off drinking.. and drugs... but its all the same to me .. i need to stay sober but cant get past the emotional withdrawl without picking up.. it is as i dont have to explain very over my head right now .. i need to post what i am feeling .... i need to have help with this..
i will not talk about my drug of choice as i know this forum is an AA one.. so im not a newbee im just coming back.. cause i really cant do this alone...
no i have not gone to meetings yet because this is my moment of clarity..
just in this funk and my best thinking tail between my legs fashion
Welcome back Believer! Glad you made it back here to share your experience. It didn't matter to me whether it was Alcohol or Drugs. They're both the same to me. It was all anti-Mike medication. Thank you for coming back and reminding me that it doesn't get any better out there. Keep posting and get yourself to a meeting.
Welcome back aabeliever, ... sounds like you're doing a successful 'step 1' ... ... ... admitting you ARE powerless over alcohol/drugs ... ... ...
This is a great first step, but unless it is followed by 'ACTION', nothing will change and you'll go back to your 'research' and hurt yourself and probably someone else in the process ... this disease always has the same results, DEATH ... and unless we open that door to a spiritual solution, we're most likely doomed ... I was afraid of this aspect of recovery myself, scared me to death so to speak, but the results of following a few simple steps has brought about new life for me ... one to enjoy rather than 'endure' ...
Please join us on the road to recovery ... it's a fantastic journey ...
Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Hey, we're really glad you made it back alive! So, welcome back! I don't want this to sound like I'm telling you what to do, so I'll just tell you what I did 26 years ago when I was in your situation.
First of all, I went to an A.A. meeting every day.
Next, I got my hands on a Big Book, and a 12 & 12.....and I read them both.
Next, I got a sponsor who had worked the Steps.
Then, I worked all of the 12 Steps in order with my sponsor.
Once I did those things, my life changed completely.....my obsession to drink went away, and I had a brand new happy life.
Do what I did, and this will happen to you as well.....I promise you.
They talk in the Big Book about "Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path."
That path they talk about is the same one that Mike D. just described above....The same one I took....And the same one that the people I know in AA that have changed their lives by following it....Have taken. It really doesn't get much more simple than that. I think the one thing that really blows me away about AA...Is the amount of people that are willing to help you...Because they want to see you make it....No matter how many times you've tried to do it your way. The path is there. Hasn't changed for a reason.
-- Edited by Stepchild on Thursday 15th of May 2014 06:30:48 PM
