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Sep 17, 2008, 07:57 PM
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I spoke Mon. night at my home group. Boy was it nervwracking. It was really hard too, to come up with a coherent narrative of everything that's been part of my recovery journey since I was in such a fog for months in early recovery.
I was honest about my mental health stuff and needing psych hospitalization. I felt more comfortable talking about that than I thought I would. The only part I wish I could have spent more time on is what life is like now - I kind of ran short of time at the end, so wasn't able to get into as much detail as I would have liked about what I'm doing now in recovery that wouldn't be possible if I was still drinking. A woman who I really respect said I did really well, and a couple of serious old timers said it was good to be reminded what it was like when you're new. By fluke we had a whole bunch of newcomers there that night, all of whom came up and thanked me for sharing saying that I'd given them hope. That made me feel good. One of the women is currently in the same outpatient treatment program that I went through, so we kind of commpared experiences. Now that it's over I'm glad I did it. --splitimage
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#2
Sep 17, 2008, 08:29 PM
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(((((((((((((((((((((( splitimage ))))))))))))))))))))))
WOW! That is awesome. You shared your experience, strength, and hope, and you surely helped a lot of people. Thanks for coming back and telling us how it went! 
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Sep 17, 2008, 08:38 PM
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(((((((((((splitimage))))))))))))))) YAY!! Now that is an AWESOME experience. Good for you
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Sep 18, 2008, 08:43 AM
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i remember my first one Split, sound lik yours went waaaay better! Kudos!
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Sep 18, 2008, 08:51 AM
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((((((((split)))))))) glad it went so well, i'm very proud of you for being so brave and speaking up like that to help folks, newcomers most especially.
Well Done
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#6
Sep 18, 2008, 09:14 AM
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so glad you had a good experience hun!
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Sep 18, 2008, 11:45 AM
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Good for you Split! I am glad it went so well. It sounds like you are grateful to be in recovery....thats always a good thing.
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Sep 22, 2008, 08:43 AM
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One of the profound paradoxes of recovery split is that by giving it back,,,keeps it coming..
You did good... Lenny
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I have only one conclusion,,and that is things change too quickly for me to draw them.... Sobriety date...Halloween 1989. I was plucked from hell...and treat this gift as if it is the only one... |
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