Addiction & Recovery
Related: About this forumI read a story, elsewhere, about a family who has a member drink a bottle at a holiday gathering
The very drunk parent, weeping and wailing about worthlessness was restrained by at least 2 adult sons from driving off.
30 minutes on, I am still shaking deep in my feelings.
Things I am grateful for today.
Running water, flush toilets, heat, electricity, internet, coffee, stuff for my cats, a safe living space.
And I never woke up handcuffed to a stretcher in the ER.
hi, I'm irisblue. I am clean, abstinent and sober today
MuseRider
(34,370 posts)Big hugs and hearts to you and everyone else.
I have never had that particular problem but have a family full of drug and alcohol problems and married into more.
It almost always brings me to tears to read a post like yours. Bless your sweet heart for working so hard to get where you are and maintaining it.
Congratulations and have a wonderful New Year! We will be on the upside finally.
kozar
(2,853 posts)Stay strong!
Koz
snowybirdie
(5,631 posts)Keeping on! Hugs!
PJMcK
(22,886 posts)I hope you have a lovely day!
irisblue
(34,267 posts)Holly Near btw.
Meetings are so damned important for us
MaryMagdaline
(7,882 posts)From a family of many AA members, I salute your accomplishment of sobriety. Every sober day is a triumph!
mountain grammy
(27,276 posts)We lost another friend of my daughter this year to an overdose.
I'm grateful for my child's life and recovery and wake up everyday with hope that it lasts.
You are fabulous .....it is indeed a long sometimes ugly road we travel but the end results when we get were we are today is worth the effort ...Another thing I am thankful for today is having others around that shared the journey and made it. Some didn't.
marble falls
(62,072 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(50,921 posts)safeinOhio
(34,084 posts)Life is good now. Seems to get better all of the time.
Best of luck to you irisblue.
lillypaddle
(9,605 posts)You forgot to add "proud" to the list of things you are today. As you should be. Happy New Year!
Stuart G
(38,726 posts)miame
(1 post)It can be tough to see a family member and not knowing how to address him regarding his issues. There is an article that helps.
https://balanceluxuryrehab.com/staging-an-addiction-intervention-dos-and-donts/