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<blockquote data-quote="WiseChoices" data-source="post: 752305" data-attributes="member: 24254"><p>I drank and did drugs from age 17-24. Alcohol is my drug of choice. I always used alcohol in conjunction with anything else I did. I did not drink every day. I mostly partied on weekends, but my disease progressed to where I had trouble at work, trouble at school, trouble in my relationships, went to jail one night, and was just miserable . I had a rare moment of clarity at age 24 (which I now believe came from my Higher Power) where I realized I had been drinking for 7 years. At age 24 that seemed to be a really long time. And part of me realized that if I did not stop , I would one day say I had been drinking and using for 20 years, 30 years etc .I went and sought help from a therapist and she sent me to NA. I wanted to change, I wanted a better life, and I was ready for it. I was willing to do whatever they told me to do in NA. And my desire to drink was lifted from me. I have never craved alcohol again and I never did drugs unless I was already drunk. </p><p></p><p>You get out of the program what you put into it: I made 90 meetings in 90 days, got a sponsor, worked the steps (vitaly important!) with a sponsor , and started to help others in the program by sponsoring and reaching out to newcomers and being of service .</p><p></p><p>I attend AA now and added Al-Anon 3 years ago which has helped me so very much. I love both programs and have reaped incredibly insights and benefits from both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WiseChoices, post: 752305, member: 24254"] I drank and did drugs from age 17-24. Alcohol is my drug of choice. I always used alcohol in conjunction with anything else I did. I did not drink every day. I mostly partied on weekends, but my disease progressed to where I had trouble at work, trouble at school, trouble in my relationships, went to jail one night, and was just miserable . I had a rare moment of clarity at age 24 (which I now believe came from my Higher Power) where I realized I had been drinking for 7 years. At age 24 that seemed to be a really long time. And part of me realized that if I did not stop , I would one day say I had been drinking and using for 20 years, 30 years etc .I went and sought help from a therapist and she sent me to NA. I wanted to change, I wanted a better life, and I was ready for it. I was willing to do whatever they told me to do in NA. And my desire to drink was lifted from me. I have never craved alcohol again and I never did drugs unless I was already drunk. You get out of the program what you put into it: I made 90 meetings in 90 days, got a sponsor, worked the steps (vitaly important!) with a sponsor , and started to help others in the program by sponsoring and reaching out to newcomers and being of service . I attend AA now and added Al-Anon 3 years ago which has helped me so very much. I love both programs and have reaped incredibly insights and benefits from both. [/QUOTE]
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