Am I in denial?

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#1

Someone has told me I was not sober enough from 7/2018-7/2019.

Some crappy stuff happened and I and my children ended up homeless.

I say drinking had nothing to do with it. Did it?

I stopped drinking 9/12/2012

I drank to drunkenness 12/24/2016-1/2/2017 while the children were out of state with their father. I had a glass of champagne on 5/5/2018 when one child was with his father, one child was was spending the weekend with his aunt.

I was not drinking during the 7/2018-6/2019 timeframe when physical abuse I didn't see was happening.

Just your honest opinion. Reality it doesn't matter, I just wish I could say I stopped in 2012 and it was not the cause.

#3

You’re overthinking it. The most important day is today. Going back into the past and trying to figure out the how’s and why’s is only causing you stress. I have had long periods of abstinence from alcohol and drugs, and still been a disaster. I was responsible for my choices and the way I handled life regardless of whether I was drinking or abstinent. I would go with what Chris said above as far as sobriety date. For me it started the day after my last drink.

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#4

I'm just being honest , the way you posted these dates the way you did,, and the way you presented this whole topic yes it definitely sounds like complete denial, but thats perfectly fine because all we can worry about is today , and tomorrow try and be better person then the day before, you do this and you will be successful in every thing you try to accomplish ( within means of reality that is), we are always in denial, even in great recovery times we suffer through denial constantly

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