Request for smoke and prayers.

4 years, six months, 19 days myself tarmix.

Find a AA meeting you like and enjoy your family sober. Fire up the barbeque tonight. You'd be surprised at how much you can enjoy life.

Stick out the next month!! Its takes that long for your brain to start working properly again.

Best of luck to you friend, listen to what the AA people say, and remember its about changing the way you think (not just not drinking). When your brain starts functioning again, it will get easier.
 
marcinek said:
4 years, six months, 19 days myself tarmix.

Find a AA meeting you like and enjoy your family sober. Fire up the barbeque tonight. You'd be surprised at how much you can enjoy life.

Stick out the next month!! Its takes that long for your brain to start working properly again.

Best of luck to you friend, listen to what the AA people say, and remember its about changing the way you think (not just not drinking). When your brain starts functioning again, it will get easier.
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Thank you for the advise. One vow I made to myself this morning is to drop my pride, and listen to those that have been there.
 
I have been a freind of Bill W myself for the last 17yrs by the Grace of God. I struggled for years till I finally decided to let go and let God. With the help of the AA fellowship and my Higher Power I was finally able to learn how to live life on life's terms and came to know a fair degree of peace. I find solace in the Serenity Prayer and must constatly remind myself what my best thinking got me. I will keep You and your family in my prayers. I have three daughters and another baby on the way.
 
Sounds like you'll be OK tarmix...the work you have to put in sucks for a while (gotta dredge up a lot of stuff you didn't want to think about).

But trust me, you'll get your side of the street clean, nobody will have a thing on you, no sneaking around, guilt, you'll be a new person...you'll feel great.

In the mean time give yourself plenty of positive reinforcement by doing the things you like sober. Whatever they are. An AA buddy told me, for him, it was "a bucket of chicken and a stack of porno."
 
Its good to see all the friends of Bill's coming out.

Its a real testament to how well the program works.
 
I just said a prayer for you sir. always have faith...... and never stop praying. We all have to go through trials and tribulations in this life and when you make it through this--- you will be a stronger and a better man.
 
you can do it tarmix. i admire your candidness. everyone needs support, be sure to keep asking for it. those who love you will be eager to provide it.
 
good news. The AA program works if you work it. Does require courage and honesty though. We celebrated 5 yrs in Sept. even through homelessness and much else. smoke and prayers. Wildmike
 
wildmike said:
Oh by the way. where did you get that sweet little hatchet?
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http://members.tripod.com/ssidders/id69.htm

Great little axe.:thumbup:

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Thank you all again for encouragement, and words of wisdom.:cool:
 
Going on 11 days sober now. Thanksgiving was such a pleasure. Enjoying my family (whom almost all drink a little) without the hassle of "how much beer is in the fridge" was a pure joy.

AA meetings have been great. Some of the stories I have listened to make me feel very lucky I made my decision before my life turned to crap.

It's funny, every time I feel a little twitchy, I would come back here, read all the words of encouragement, look at my beautiful Daughters, and any thought of drinking was gone.

Again..... thanks to all!!!!!!!
 
This is great. I'm gonna have to belly-up to the beast pronto. (My beast comes in a cardboard tin a little smaller than your palm.) Tried once, gave up...tried again, gave up...tried again, and went 5 weeks...turned retarded for about 10 minutes and 3 days later was back a square one.

I'm ready to try again. And I don't mean to scare you, we're dealing with different drugs, but addictions are addictions. You can have lifelong victory, you can beat it... but I think we'll always wrestle with it...and I think it's worth it.
 
Keep it up, tarmix! You'll make it, bro. It ain't easy but that's true of most good things.

My brother, 6 years my elder, is an alcoholic. He has been sober for 15 years now.

Prayers to you, buddy.
 
I am a 25+ year sober alcoholic, and my best advice to you is find an AA group you are comfortable with, get a "sponsor" you can trust to kick your ass when you need it, and stick with "the program"! Your best intentions to stay sober won't cut it. You've done the hardest part, now, do the rest. You CAN'T do it alone, it just don't work that way. Best of luck & God Bless. The kids are worth staying sober for. Just be thankful you came to your senses BEFORE you burned your family down, I didn't.
 
Jst saw this!!!

Congratulations on doing the right thing for YOU and your family.

Lots of prayers to you and yours.
 
Thanks to all. AA meetings are going well. My Sponsor is a great guy. 38 yo (about my age) and we have a lot in common.

Some of the stories I have been apart of are enough to scare me to death. Lost business, family, jail time due to multiple DUI's, domestic abuse.

I feel very blessed that I caught myself early. All the advice here, and from AA have been a God sent.

21 days so far. My oldest Daughter and I are going for a Winter hike late this afternoon. Taking a little time to do the things I like (sober) was the advise from Marcinek..... it has worked wonders.

Agian.... THANKS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I will continue my prayers!! When I was newly sober, sometimes I had to take it a minute at a time, literally. Try to identify with the feelings, and not compare. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
 
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