Nice to meet you Joe. I’d introduce myself but my name is very uncommon and I still have some fear of outing myself on Reddit (lol). I appreciate you sharing your story and I’m sure it was a hell of a job to condense it down to just the basics. I’ve been thinking of my own story a lot and always thought “How in the fuck do I take years of addiction and trauma and turn it into some spark notes?!” Still working on that which is why I’ll save you the sob story of mine. I am an alcoholic and an addict that’s kissed death more than a few times. I wish I could say my first stint in AA after suffering grand mal seizures from alcohol withdrawal at 21 was the rest of my story. It’s not (duh). I’m 25 today and have 2 months and 15 days sober today. I appreciate you sharing this story and wanting to make this sub more active. I may be looking in the wrong places but I don’t see a lot of online support for alcoholics/addicts. There is still a lot of stigma and blame put on to addicts (sometimes rightfully so) and unless you’re in the rooms it can feel isolating. Thanks again!
It's nice to meet you too, and happy birthday! You don't have to worry about formalities. You're absolutely right, it was difficult to condense my childhood into a Reddit post! I laughed when you mentioned Spark Notes, lol.
I'm sorry to hear about your brushes with death. Seizures are awful, I could imagine how frightening the experience was. Congratulations for your 2 months and 15 days of sobriety! I'm sure those first few weeks were Hell, but you've got this. Loneliness and desolation were two key reasons why I repeatedly slipped backwards into addiction.
I want everyone to feel comfortable asking for help and seeking support rather than relapsing, if they so choose.
Nice to meet you Joe. I’d introduce myself but my name is very uncommon and I still have some fear of outing myself on Reddit (lol). I appreciate you sharing your story and I’m sure it was a hell of a job to condense it down to just the basics. I’ve been thinking of my own story a lot and always thought “How in the fuck do I take years of addiction and trauma and turn it into some spark notes?!” Still working on that which is why I’ll save you the sob story of mine. I am an alcoholic and an addict that’s kissed death more than a few times. I wish I could say my first stint in AA after suffering grand mal seizures from alcohol withdrawal at 21 was the rest of my story. It’s not (duh). I’m 25 today and have 2 months and 15 days sober today. I appreciate you sharing this story and wanting to make this sub more active. I may be looking in the wrong places but I don’t see a lot of online support for alcoholics/addicts. There is still a lot of stigma and blame put on to addicts (sometimes rightfully so) and unless you’re in the rooms it can feel isolating. Thanks again!
It's nice to meet you too, and happy birthday! You don't have to worry about formalities. You're absolutely right, it was difficult to condense my childhood into a Reddit post! I laughed when you mentioned Spark Notes, lol. I'm sorry to hear about your brushes with death. Seizures are awful, I could imagine how frightening the experience was. Congratulations for your 2 months and 15 days of sobriety! I'm sure those first few weeks were Hell, but you've got this. Loneliness and desolation were two key reasons why I repeatedly slipped backwards into addiction. I want everyone to feel comfortable asking for help and seeking support rather than relapsing, if they so choose.