Any one who faces these demons daily - by AA or what ever - is courageous as hell, in my book. Good for her !!
Agreed.
I have faced the horrors of alcoholism and remember it’s horrible past. My recovery was through AA and I absolutely couldn’t have done it without them. I can’t tell you how many times I said “that’s it” and poured it down the drain, only to become violently ill from detox and start right back. Alcoholism doesn’t care who you are or where you come from and it has a grip like no other addiction. I was going through 2 gallons of whisky a week. I’d start with 4 to 5 to five shoots straight out the bottle in the morning followed with 1 or 2 at lunch and probably hit one of the bottles I stashed on the ranch before heading to the house, then it was drink until I went to bed. The whole time this was taking place I was still managing to take care of the ranch and all the oil and gas. Then came the day when all things changed.
I was so disgusted with myself my weakness and the damage that alcohol was doing not just to me but my marriage and those around me that I ended up sitting on the back patio with a pistol to my head. As much as I tried to pull the trigger I could not, a flash of all those who would be hurt by my selfish act passed before my like lightning. The next day I was on the plane headed to South Padre Island to Origins Recovery Center. After 4 days of medically supervised detox at the hospital I went into treatment. Long story short I’m now fully recovered, in better shape than a man in his 60’s should be and truly enjoying life again. I decided I wanted to live and AA and Origins made it happen, I was given a second chance.
Anybody can sober you up but AA gives you the tools to stay sober if you really want to. That’s the kicker! If anybody has questions about AA or sobriety my PM box is always open.
Roy Tarpley lost his battle yesterday with it.
Could have been one of the all-time great basketball players.