Anyone wanting to share what led them to sobriety. What

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Anyone wanting to share what led them to sobriety. What was going on and how it made you feel and behave.
Looking for someone to talk to.

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#2

Looking for someone to talk to. It's so hard to know what to do. When I don't do what I want to do in trying to be sober, I often think of self harm. As in Punishment. Odd?

#3

I was homeless. My drinking and using got to a point where I didn't care about rent and started trading my belongings for a bag. Was sleeping in bushes for about 4 months before I asked my parents for help.

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I drove 2 1/2 hours, armed with my kids in the car. I sobered up as I pulled into the drive and realized what I had done. Looking back now I knew for a long time I needed help, but my screwed up brain wouldn’t let me go.

#5

DWI and they made carry around a breath alizer. I was still hanging out with everyone and could see what idiots they were when drank. I thought I don't want to act like that :joy:

#6

Father Passed, Divorced, Job Lost, Homeless, No Money. And still managed to go out and drink. Got hit by a car, walking home and broke my spine and left leg. Finally, unable to physically move, I slowed down enough to see alcohol mattered to more than my own life. And it was time to change that.

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#7

Hi Nancy, I’m not a professional in these matters but I strongly believe we should never harm ourselves…we’ve been doing that in active addiction for a long time. Reach out to a health professional…they can guide you to someone who knows about this from experience.

#8

Hit rock bottom again and the wife finally had enough. Been separated for 3 months. Living in a sober house now and doing all the right things... Treatment, AA, sponsor, gym, job etc... Finally surrendered.

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#9

I lost my tribe.
My wife of 28 years.
Rolled another vehicle.
Nary a friend.
No home.
No job.
Never really been happy.
I was done drinking came to realize I needed to learn how live.

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#10

I wanted to be someone my son would look up to.

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#11

I started using at age 8 by the time I was 12 I was drinking and doing drugs everyday.
I finally got sober at age 26. I was sick and tried if being sick and tired. I had 3 DWI's. Even with 3 of those I still used for 5 years after my last one. I wasn't married yet mo kids either. I wanted to get married and have kids. That was a reason to sober up to. Reach out if I can help

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#12

2 DUI's
Health reasons
Growing in my faith
I've wasted so many years and so much money being drunk and I have nothing to show for it but bad situations/decisions
I want/deserve more out of life
Being drunk isn't a good time anymore.

#13

Desperation led me to freedom from active addiction. After 38 yrs of not willing to trust Anyone especially God led me to a desperation to take a risk and trust the plan of recovery and plan of action laid out in the Bog Book by Bill and Bob Wilson. God Bless them for their work