I’m sorry we never got back with you, anonymous. If you had registered, we still could. I wish you well. I hope your surgery went okay.

Kay, I just saw your posting. I wasn’t on this site when you posted it. I didn’t come until May 16, and it took me a long time to figure out these forums and groups. I am reaching out to you to see if you are okay, and if you need any help. Please come back and let us know how we can help you. You are important. You matter. I’m sorry it…[Read more]

I am now almost seven months sober. I noticed the question I had, above, for Lola. This was my first day on this site, May 16, 2017. I had just gotten out of detox on Sunday the fourteenth, and I was very serious about recovering. I had gone to the IOP and the one available psychiatrist in our county on Monday, and so Tuesday was the first day…[Read more]

Beth, it has been about 15 months since you wrote that post. I am interested in knowing how you are doing, and how you have been able to move past it.

I guess in my drinking days I usually dealt with shame by hiding it or denying it. When I went through Step Four I found I had to (and actually wanted to) face it. That really helped me move…[Read more]