8 days sober

well i got a sponsor today and have been sober since 8th of march. anyway i doing better. i havent been on form because i didnt feel i could untill i got a sponsor. well today i asked in the meeting and he said call me and i did, and well i have a sponsor tomrow. meeting him tomrow, at a meeting.
david r

[worried878]

AA or NA...both groups have a cross between in the group...some are both narcotic addicts and alcoholics as well...i am glad u have a sponsor...i never have had one and see how they could help...keep moving forward..and keep posting

[davidr714]

AA

thanks
david r

[LateAugust]

David,  great step forward to get a sponsor,  I believe you will find the support so very helpful/necessary  in your recovery.  For my daughter it took meeting a few sponsors to find the right fit.....  she is an oxy addict and actually found hers at AA  when the woman introduced herself as an AddictAlcoholic   and from there they just clicked.     I attend al-anon  but it did take me several meetings all over town to find my "home group".    What a great organization and so very happy to see you seek the aftercare  so desperately needed after or during addiction w/d.     Please  dont  be discouraged if it takes a few meetings with potential sponsors to find one that you are comfortable with,  but  you will know when you meet that person.  My best thoughts and wishes are with you.

[gizzy32]

I am so happy to hear this and congrats on 8 days sober. I know how hard you have been battling this, but your taking the steps now to stay clean and putting some work into your recovery. Your gonna make it this time david:) Keep posting.

[cathy5841]

good job david.  i am so proud of you.  you are doing great with 8 days clean...stay strong my friend, you WILL do this....

[davidr714]

todays day 9  for me. i feel hope ful,. oh yah i had all the guys give me thier phone numbers at my meeting at noon today so i have 20 plus numbers in my aa book , i a familar with most of them which makes calling easier. its hard to call when you are not sure who you are calling.  one thing that helps me is that  been taking naps during the day which helps when i start to get overwelmed. i sleep a lot now but i need it. anyway i get tired really easy which is a concern, mabey just i exaust my self.

david r

[mtgoat911]

so good to hear all this, congradulations, thank you for telling us this news
i really needed to hear it

[davidr714]

thanks for the support. todays is 10 days for me, had some cravings. also i been feeling kinda cheated because i really didnt get to drink that long. dont get me wrong i dont plan on drinking. the thing is i only really drank 4 years  from age 20 to age 24. before AA. and since i joined AA i had only really drank 1 years if you total all the different periods of not drinking i had. anyway at times is like how did it become bad so fast. i guess i fell resentfull that  drinking isnt anyfun anymore. i want to stay sober because drinking was making my life bad to say the least and would have killed and will if were to pick it up again and keep drinking. again i do plan on staying sober but i am at the same time resentfull that i cant.
david R

[cathy5841]

david, i think we all got through a period of resentment and question why some ppl can do it and we cant....those are normal feelings...embrace them along with your clean time...dont beat yourself up for having them...at least you have feelings now....