Sober Is Better

By Paula B. Dear Jan, I’ve had a delightful 4th, followed by a decadent night eating fresh raspberries, blueberries & watermelon while watching pure trash on TV. It don’t get no better than this. I left my email notification program on, heard the beep & wandered out to find your message. I read your earlier…

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Why I Drank Like I Did

by Tom S. I spent a lot of time, most of it drinking, trying to “figure out” why I drank like I did. I assumed, owing to circumstances in my family, that I was mentally ill and that my drinking was a means of “self-medicating”. I assumed that the pressures of my job and family…

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The Most Positive Action I Have Ever Taken

By Lorne L. [Lynn posted that she was one day sober.] Hey, Greetings Lynn and welcome aboard the good ship RECOVERY!! One day – that’s just great. You know, Lynn, we all have just one day – today. The past is history and the future isn’t here so now is what we have. It takes…

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A Chance to Start Over

By Shirlee B. [Don wrote: Plus, I tend to get angry more than I liked and that is a drag and so I did not want to practice getting mad.] Don, I stumbled across this myself just recently only it has more to do with why I am “sad” rather than “mad”. Why keep dredging…

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