I want to tell people a little bit about me I’ve had to change the way I am with people because I had an ex-wife that not only betrayed me, but tried to physically kill me, so as a result of that there was a time in my life, where I was very transparent and I don’t do that anymore because the transparency people used against me I lost 2/3 of the people who said they would be there with me till the end Not everybody is who they say they are so as a result of it. I generally don’t try to share stuff on here or at a meeting that I’m not comfortable with everybody knowing because unfortunately whether you’re in a church and AA meeting or otherwise not everybody is trustworthy and people love the run with stuff and they like to point fingers and find fault because it keeps them from having to look at themselves and fix what’s wrong so I’m just telling people on here a little bit about me and a little bit about how I can conduct life so that just is what it is, and some of it safe protection to protect my heart, because my heart is been broken and severed many times I have been broken, physically, spiritually, and mentally so which pushed me into a position of needing to protect you I am but yet still getting enough to stay, recovered and drink free.
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Michael: I’m going through the same thing and feel your pain. My live in girlfriend for four years, who is a functional, closet alcoholic (functions during the day, but drinks until she blacks out at night 3-5 times a week) and born again Christian) through me under the bus on my birthday in a testimonial live on FB without warning before her “church family” that I was the cause of her drinking and broke up with me and threw me out of her house with little to no explanation, on top of that, my youngest sister pitched a fit about and disinvited me from the family Christmas party at the last minute. Hanging on to 37 days of sobriety now. I am discovering rapidly who my true friends and family members are.