Reece,

Hello and welcome!!! Thank you so much for sharing day one with us. It always helps me to be reminded of what that first day was like. I went to a few AA meetings my first day sober, and I remember the next day I felt so alone, so scared. I felt like I had no one to talk to. I couldn't remember the Serenity Prayer that we said at the meeting, so I called my friend and he told it to me over the phone. I still have the piece of paper I wrote it down on, over a year ago. I've stayed sober for coming up on 15 months now, by going to meetings and following the suggestions of the poeple there who had the life I wanted. We all follow a different path, and do whatever works for us individually. For me, it's AA, but many others do it differently. Find what works for you, but just know that you don't have to drink today. For me, I can only do it a day at a time, in the beginning it was an hour a time. It's much easier to think of things on a small scale. You've made that all important first step, acknowledging that you have a problem. You took it one step further and wrote it out where other's could read it. I think you've made a good start! Please feel free to contact me anytime! You may feel like your life is over, but it's just beginning! For me, life in sobriety is AWESOME!!!!! Please keep coming back and letting us know how you're doing on your journey.

~Rayna