could use some encouragement

[Croft]

could use some encouragement

This reminds me of a set of rules that I made up for myself to deal with AL. One of them was "When you screw up you dont have to start counting from the beginning."

You have made 7 months, you had an interuption. Deal with it and keep counting!!! You have come so far - focus on the positive!!!!

[poohbear]

could use some encouragement

Thank you so very much everyone for your replies, you know everyone one of your words that I read mean SO much to me. I thought about keeping it to myself and not telling anyone and just act like it never happened, like you did Reenie but I knew in all honesty it wouldn't work for me. If I keep the secret it will eat at me and I will only end up drinking again this I know, so I let it out. First by posting on facebook that I felt like my world had turned upside down, most of my friends on there are in the program. One of them reached out to me, she knew just by reading that, that I had slipped, she messaged me her phone number and I made the call ( I know her from meetings) She talked and I cried and then I called my sponser and fessed up. This was all yesterday, I just talked to her again. You know the amazing thing is that they do still love me and they do still support me. I have to go to a meeting tonight and let the group know, this is going to be very hard as I chair that meeting and I don't know if they will let me continue doing that or not but I suppose its the choice of the group. It happened and I am in no way going to discount the fact that I did make 7 months of sobriety!!!!!! This is huge and I am very proud of that. Like my sponser said, go to the meeting tonight, hold your head up high and walk with grace and dignity and that's what I am planning to do.

We all have to walk our own journey and do it whatever way works for us individually, for me AA and the love and support of my fellow alcoholics helped me get this far. In the past I never would have fessed up to my relapse I would have just kept lying to them and in the process lying to myself and each and every time it would take me right back to the bottle, I don't want to live like that anymore.

Reenie I do pray that you make it back to your meeting, sobriety isn't for the weak and it takes so much courage to walk into those rooms and ask for help, but you can do it, you just have to believe in yourself.

We ALL can do it, we just have to BELIEVE it to be true, take it one small baby step at a time, reach out and not be afraid to ask for help and have the faith that YOU deserve to live a happy alcohol free life.

Love,

Poohbear

[hippie37]

could use some encouragement

Good for you pooh! Good to see you posting positively and and your actions I hope bring you even more peace of mind.

Love and Happiness
Hippie
xx