You know, I've done ALOT of reading here and alot of thinking with a clear and sober mind in the past almost week. A repetative word or feeling that you get out of alot of posts from people that slip or relapse is they've failed. I so do not see it that way.
I watched a few "Interventions" last night on the tele and you know, those are people that have "failed" maybe failed isn't the correct word, given up maybe. When it takes those around you that love and care about you to come to YOU and say...."You have a serious problem you need help, get it, or else we are done" they have given up. They can't see ANYTHING themselves it takes other people to see and do it for them.
We realize with our own eyes that we have a problem we fight sometimes fall but get back up and keep fighting. We fail when we give up, let alcohol take everything away from us that we love and cherish. When we drink and don't feel guilt or shameful for how we have behaved or who we have hurt we are in trouble.
I give SO much credit to everyone on here, we have all seen with our OWN eyes that we have a problem and we are working on fixing it. Yes it may take a long time to finally beat this thing, but you know what we try, we try again and we keep doing it until we get it right. As far as I'm concerned that takes a hell of ALOT of courage and strength to continue to fight and not just give in and drink our lives away.
I've found so much help and strength here that for the first time in my life, I REALLY feel like I"m finding answers and solutions to my fight and for that I'm so grateful to each and everyone of you. :l
I watched a few "Interventions" last night on the tele and you know, those are people that have "failed" maybe failed isn't the correct word, given up maybe. When it takes those around you that love and care about you to come to YOU and say...."You have a serious problem you need help, get it, or else we are done" they have given up. They can't see ANYTHING themselves it takes other people to see and do it for them.
We realize with our own eyes that we have a problem we fight sometimes fall but get back up and keep fighting. We fail when we give up, let alcohol take everything away from us that we love and cherish. When we drink and don't feel guilt or shameful for how we have behaved or who we have hurt we are in trouble.
I give SO much credit to everyone on here, we have all seen with our OWN eyes that we have a problem and we are working on fixing it. Yes it may take a long time to finally beat this thing, but you know what we try, we try again and we keep doing it until we get it right. As far as I'm concerned that takes a hell of ALOT of courage and strength to continue to fight and not just give in and drink our lives away.
I've found so much help and strength here that for the first time in my life, I REALLY feel like I"m finding answers and solutions to my fight and for that I'm so grateful to each and everyone of you. :l
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