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    OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

    I have been thinking about doing this for sometime now and i believe im ready. So here goes (warts and all!).

    I grew up in a loving family, just me and my brother (2 yrs older than me). But my parents kept seperating and dad would move in and out over the years. My grandparents were alcoholics and my dad drank a fair bit too.
    I started to have the odd drink at around 16 with friends. I slept with far to many men over those years and lost a lot of my self worth. I let men use me. I wanted to be loved and would do practically anything for it.
    Then my parents split and divorced for good, very sad time for me. My only brother was a morphine addict and he ended up in hospital one night in ICU with an infection in his blood. This caused a stroke that killed the parts of the brain that tell you to move and breath on your own so he ended up on life support. This was the most horrific thing i have ever experienced. A few days later we had to turn the life support off and i watched him take his last breath. I have never got over this or the pain i feel. My husband was not supportive at all at this time and i went into a state of depression so i was counceled and put on anti D's. One month after his death I fell pregnant. I found out I was having twins! OMG!! During my pregnancy my dad had a breakdown and tried to commit suicide 4 times. My identical boys were born perfect and born 1 year to the day my brother died! Amazing.
    I got post-natal depression on top of depression and no support from my husband and i had two babies. Hard times.

    My husbabnd moved us up to Kerikeri (north) to be close to his parents. I had no friends or family up there and i was so alone. I drank more and more. Then one night i went out drinking with some people id met and got drunk and got in my car. I drove halfway home and crashed and took down a huge power pole. A man (angel) found me unconscious surrounded in airbags and vomit and got me out. I was alive and by looking at what was left of my car its a miracle! My boys woke there dad crying because there night light had gone of as there mother had taken out all the power in the town. How sad.
    I stopped drinking for 3 months and then started as i was so unhappy in my marriage.
    I left my marriage and had shared custody of my kids 50/50. I worked when i didnt have them. I am still medicated for depression. I am happier than i have ever been but for some reason i keep drinking. Then i realized, im not drinking because im unhappy im drinking because i am ADDICTED to it. But i have slipped so many times. But now i want out. I want my life back that i let alcohol steal from me. It has robbed my life and i want it back. I AM READY. i WILL FIGHT WITH ALL THAT I HAVE IN ME.
    Its my time and with the help, love and support of all you amazing people i can do this.
    Im sorry its so long but its my life and ive lived it. Thank you for reading this and i hope in some way it will encourage others. Im just starting out, but im on a mission!
    Love Pink xxoo :thanks:
    HOUR BY HOUR, DAY BY DAY

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    OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

    Pink Angel, thank you so much for sharing your story. I truly believe things happen for a reason and I'm so glad you survived that crash! You have such a wonderful opportunity to build a better and happier life for you and your boys.

    I think this was so important:
    Then i realized, im not drinking because im unhappy im drinking because i am ADDICTED to it.
    That was a very important realization for me too. I always thought my drinking was because of all the people and circumstances that were making my life so difficult and upsetting. That wasn't the reason at all - it was just addiction. The BLESSING is that we can now take charge of what we do about it. We are not victims of other people and circumstances. There is a better, sober life there for the taking. We just have to choose it and do the necessary work to have it.

    Strength and hope to you on your journey.

    DG
    Sobriety Date = 5/22/08
    Nicotine Free Date = 2/27/07


    One day at a time.

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      #3
      OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

      Oh Pink Angel I'm so happy you were able to open up. While painful, it will help. It did for me. I know you can put yourself 100% in this battle. I hear it in your post. You will meet this head on. We are all here to help you along that road. I wish you nothing less than health, Happiness, and sobriety. My arms are always open to you!
      John :h
      Outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read

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        Hi Pink,

        That's the spirit! Thank you for sharing with us. You can and will do this, and take your life back. There is just SO much in this life to live for. Out of the familiar, drinking, soul destroying comfort zone, and into the sun!

        Best wishes, G.

        'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

        Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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          #5
          OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

          :lHello Pink Angel,
          Thanks for sharing your story. So many heart rending stories, and so many people climbing out and building better lives. You can as well.
          make the least of the worst, and the most of the best - everyday.

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            #6
            OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

            John, each time you speak to me you touch my heart! Thankyou so much for your encouragement it means so much. I have just tipped what alcohol i had in the house down the sink. Guess thats a positive step. Also thanks to those of you who have read this and posted to me.
            Love Pink xxx
            HOUR BY HOUR, DAY BY DAY

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              #7
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              I have been around here forever but rarely post anymore.....but I want to tell you that i am so glad you shared your story. It may not be happy but it is your life and all of us can relate to much of it. Please stick around because you will be amazed by the support you can receive here. Be strong!!!!

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                Hi Pink
                I am here for you as well.. you can do this, its hard but can be done...and you will do it
                Love
                Patrice

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                  #9
                  OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

                  Hi there PA! Nice to meet you!! You have taken a very courageous step to admit your addiction and that is a great first step. But as you probably know you have a lot of very heavy anchors around your neck that will test your will, challenge your resolve and just pouring the booze down the drain will not be enough to beat this monster that has numbed away your pain. Just do it one minute, one hour, one day at a time. Each minute, each hour will be a victory for you. I know, I am on my third time only because I thought I was strong enough to just have a glass of wine, or beer and ultimately a martini!

                  Dig in you heels...get prepared....get your battle gear ready and people who can support and encourage your sobriety and not sabotage your hard work. I wish you the best and just ask anytime if there is anything I can do to help you on your journey!
                  Is Addiction Really a Disease?
                  Watch this and find out....
                  http://youtu.be/ekDFv7TTZ4I

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                    #10
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                    Pink Angel, thank you for sharing your story with us. I hope it helps to get it out and down in black and white. You have been through a lot but it is time to heal and learn to love yourself. AL robs us of so much that is good and we dont even realise half of it until it is out of our lives. You are in a caring community here, I wish you success on your journey and the happiness you deserve.
                    Ethanol is a toxic chemical, why would I drink it?

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                      #11
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                      Pink,

                      Nice one on sharing your story, it will help you, I am sure of that.
                      We are all here for you x
                      Let's get to work.
                      "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

                      AF 10th May 2010
                      NF 12th May 2010

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                        #12
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                        Pink Angel :l I love your posts and the way you say that you are ready to fight for your sobriety! Good on you!!

                        And I love the Far North ....... you say that you have no family/whanau connections of your own and for yourself. Are your ex-es family supportive of you and your boys?

                        Well done on tipping that alcohol down the sink!!

                        My partner's family are from Whangarei, but we dont get there often enough. I hope to meet with you some time when we do.
                        Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn

                        Harriet Beecher Stowe

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                          #13
                          OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

                          Thank you for sharing that Pink Angel, your determination and positive attitude just shines out of your story like your candle.

                          The best of luck to you on your journey
                          AF since Sunday 27th June 2010
                          One Day At A Time

                          Trying to be the best mother, daughter and friend that I can be.

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                            #14
                            OPENING MY HEART FOR THE FIRST TIME

                            HI Pink Angel, I am new here also...your neighbour (Tasmania). Welcome. I was touched, saddened and could see my own story in a so much of your own. You are so brave for taking this step. I think that people who suffer so much in their lives and survive have tremendous strength and resilience and that can be tapped into to defeat this addiction. You have overcome such monumental struggles in your life and even if you do not realise it, you have amazing strength!!!!!! Tap into it and use it to fight this battle against a rather pathetic foe. That is how I am looking at it. I am alcohol free now 14 days and feeling better hour passes. I have finally caught on that I have to devote myself 100% to this fight and let go of trying to hold everything else together as well. PM me if you like, I would love to talk to you more. Love and Grace J
                            I am a part of the family of humanity. Not one person on this earth is a stranger to me. Rev. Ted Noffs

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                              #15
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                              Pink, you know I care about you (love your color on chat!:H)
                              This was a hard start for you. But what I've noticed is you keep fighting, keep coming back. You have to get yourself in a good place, to be able to influence your boys, and they need you, all their lives.
                              If I can help you, talk to you, just be here, I'm here for you. You have the greatest possibilities in you, and I hope I get to see them realized. :hug:
                              Rubes
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                              Never look down on a person unless you are offering them a hand up.
                              awprint: RUBY Imagine yourself doing What you love and loving What you do, Being happy From the inside Out, experiencing your Dreams wide awake, Being creative, being Unique, being you - changing things to the way YOU know they can BE - Living the Life you Always imagined.awprint:

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