Oh I totally have to agree with what Eileen had to say!!
I don't know what it's like to be drunk or "DUH" minded by any drug what ever form it might be All I can relate to is what it did to me by the person who are addicted and who is abusing everything from love to life around me...and the dis- ease it left me in! This might sound that I am obsessed with the ME factor....but it's not true...I have tried everything to make it better...but no the evil of alcohol is still tormenting me on a daily basis.
Thanks for sharing this most insightful read.
And hey stay sober okay....I am proud to be your friend...and proud of you for being so brave giving it up even though you feel like a sick puppy at times. I know that "sick Puppy" feeling all toooo well after each "fight" through the eyes of alcohol!!
Have to agree with the others Steve, but also know that we have to find a replacement for what we give up, no matter what the addiction, even love food cigarets etc, if we don't have something to take its place we get all discombobulated. Bottom line , only you know what you really want.;-)
Perhaps it is the dis-ease that started the drinking in the first place, Steve. Perhaps you were looking for courage in that bottle or maybe you were just able to think of it as your friend. As you now know, your were dancing with the devil and you made choices that were not in your own best interest and the consequences and the affect they had on others were horrible. You have lost that alter ego that was created by the alcohol and now you must redefine who you are and who you want to be. Once you have done that, you will be able to allow others back into your realm...but for now, this is the time that you must spend working on yourself and creating the man who does not need alcohol for courage or as a friend. A most revealing write, Steve, I admire your courage.
Take care,
Sherry
Oh yeah... know the feeling all to well... it was easy putting down the bottle, it's living without it that can be a b----! It is an old saying, but it has held true for me... everything comes from "within," when the soul is alive, the spirit is alive... then it can be said that "I may be alone, but I'm not lonely."
For the recovering alcoholic (just my opinion) "the disease of the disease" is thinking that things will be so much better, so fast, because we quit drinking... and when it doesn't happen it is easy to get depressed... the truth for me was that I didn't get into my mess over night and I'm certainly not going to change my life overnight... never forget the promises of AA
Anyway, the poem is excellent and many people will be able to relate to it... well done
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I don't know what it's like to be drunk or "DUH" minded by any drug what ever form it might be All I can relate to is what it did to me by the person who are addicted and who is abusing everything from love to life around me...and the dis- ease it left me in! This might sound that I am obsessed with the ME factor....but it's not true...I have tried everything to make it better...but no the evil of alcohol is still tormenting me on a daily basis.
Thanks for sharing this most insightful read.
And hey stay sober okay....I am proud to be your friend...and proud of you for being so brave giving it up even though you feel like a sick puppy at times. I know that "sick Puppy" feeling all toooo well after each "fight" through the eyes of alcohol!!
Love Tinka
Eileen
Take care,
Sherry
For the recovering alcoholic (just my opinion) "the disease of the disease" is thinking that things will be so much better, so fast, because we quit drinking... and when it doesn't happen it is easy to get depressed... the truth for me was that I didn't get into my mess over night and I'm certainly not going to change my life overnight... never forget the promises of AA
Anyway, the poem is excellent and many people will be able to relate to it... well done