Thanks!Redbrickbear said:
Congrats buddy!
Way to go and keep up the good work
Assassin said:
Went down to the Ross AA Meeting today for my 35th AA birthday. That's a lot of years sober!
Assassin said:
Went down to the Ross AA Meeting today for my 35th AA birthday. That's a lot of years sober!
Thanks Frank!Frank Galvin said:Assassin said:
Went down to the Ross AA Meeting today for my 35th AA birthday. That's a lot of years sober!
Congrats. I admire people who overcome adversityo
Assassin said:
Went down to the Ross AA Meeting today for my 35th AA birthday. That's a lot of years sober!
Thank you sir!STxBear81 said:
Congrats to you. Keep it going. God bless. Well done
Thanks Kai!KaiBear said:Well done.Assassin said:
Went down to the Ross AA Meeting today for my 35th AA birthday. That's a lot of years sober!
william said:
Thanks budStranger said:william said:
well done, Paul
Thank you!Task Force 2015 said:
I admire a person who can put a cork in the bottle.Well Done!
Thanks my friend!4th and Inches said:
Excellent work!
Overcoming addiction is one of mans toughest challenges.
Thanks brother!TechDawgMc said:
About 35 years ago, a group of guys from a rehab place in Ft Worth suddenly started coming to the Bible study class my roommate and I were teaching. For the next couple of years, we worked with them a good bit. One thing I really saw in that is how tough it can be to shake the habits. Staying sober for 35 years is dang impressive. Congrats.
Thank you, sir! There have been a few. When I go to AA meetings, they tend to listen when they hear the years. Since there are usually a lot of 'newbies', my favorite bit is "People, places and things" - things that trigger your drinking. At least in your first year, avoid the folks you drank with, the places that might trigger you like the bars or clubs, and items that might set you off such as a beer mug, driving past a liquor store where you got your booze, or similar. You can always re-assess at the end of the year, but I mention that the longer you avoid these things, the less susceptible you are toLIB,MR BEARS said:
As everyone has said, congratulations! But I'm going to add another 1000 or so layers of accomplishment on top of your 35 years. I don't know your story but I'm guessing in 35 years of sobriety you have also supported countless others in their own struggles. The positive ripples caused by your choices have changed lives in places and ways you know nothing about.
High five!!!
Assassin said:Thank you, sir! There have been a few. When I go to AA meetings, they tend to listen when they hear the years. Since there are usually a lot of 'newbies', my favorite bit is "People, places and things" - things that trigger your drinking. At least in your first year, avoid the folks you drank with, the places that might trigger you like the bars or clubs, and items that might set you off such as a beer mug, driving past a liquor store where you got your booze, or similar. You can always re-assess at the end of the year, but I mention that the longer you avoid these things, the less susceptible you are toLIB,MR BEARS said:
As everyone has said, congratulations! But I'm going to add another 1000 or so layers of accomplishment on top of your 35 years. I don't know your story but I'm guessing in 35 years of sobriety you have also supported countless others in their own struggles. The positive ripples caused by your choices have changed lives in places and ways you know nothing about.
High five!!!
Mine started with a phone call from Hollywood Henderson who talked me into leaving my job back in 1989, working on the cruise ships, making 100k as the Chief Purser/Hotel Manager. We were in a dry dock in San Diego getting our forepeak replaced (that's a whole 'nother story). The ship had two phone lines coming in, one on the bridge and the other, to my suite. The phone rang and it was Thomas. I had spoken with my parents about my drinking and considering doing something about it. They knew that I had crossed paths with him before when his wife worked at the Playboy of Dallas Club when I was there, and that he had been sober for a few years, somehow they got hold of him. The phone rang and there was this voice that I knew. He said, "This is Thomas". Anyway, I took a couple of days off and went to his place in Costa Mesa and we talked for a while.
To make a loooong story a bit shorter, I left a really nice paying job and went to 4 months of rehab in Tuscon and then Prescott, AZ. Got out, moved back to Dallas, and started looking for another job...
At Thomas's condo in Costa Mesa, that's his prize 65 Chevy pickup. This was later 1989. Real men can wear pink!
Thank you brother! Strange thing, the hardest time I had was when I was in a group and someone handed me a beer. I didn't even think about it and popped the top. Then the smell hit me before the booze! I guess its a bit like quitting cigarettes, your body and hands have to be trained too.LIB,MR BEARS said:Assassin said:Thank you, sir! There have been a few. When I go to AA meetings, they tend to listen when they hear the years. Since there are usually a lot of 'newbies', my favorite bit is "People, places and things" - things that trigger your drinking. At least in your first year, avoid the folks you drank with, the places that might trigger you like the bars or clubs, and items that might set you off such as a beer mug, driving past a liquor store where you got your booze, or similar. You can always re-assess at the end of the year, but I mention that the longer you avoid these things, the less susceptible you are toLIB,MR BEARS said:
As everyone has said, congratulations! But I'm going to add another 1000 or so layers of accomplishment on top of your 35 years. I don't know your story but I'm guessing in 35 years of sobriety you have also supported countless others in their own struggles. The positive ripples caused by your choices have changed lives in places and ways you know nothing about.
High five!!!
Mine started with a phone call from Hollywood Henderson who talked me into leaving my job back in 1989, working on the cruise ships, making 100k as the Chief Purser/Hotel Manager. We were in a dry dock in San Diego getting our forepeak replaced (that's a whole 'nother story). The ship had two phone lines coming in, one on the bridge and the other, to my suite. The phone rang and it was Thomas. I had spoken with my parents about my drinking and considering doing something about it. They knew that I had crossed paths with him before when his wife worked at the Playboy of Dallas Club when I was there, and that he had been sober for a few years, somehow they got hold of him. The phone rang and there was this voice that I knew. He said, "This is Thomas". Anyway, I took a couple of days off and went to his place in Costa Mesa and we talked for a while.
To make a loooong story a bit shorter, I left a really nice paying job and went to 4 months of rehab in Tuscon and then Prescott, AZ. Got out, moved back to Dallas, and started looking for another job...
At Thomas's condo in Costa Mesa, that's his prize 65 Chevy pickup. This was later 1989. Real men can wear pink!
Awesome story
I can't even imagine the ripple effects and the benefits not just to the addict but to their family and friends
Proud of you.
I don't know you from Adam but I'm reading this with tears in my eyes because of how addiction and it's collateral damage has impacted my family
Keep up the great work!
