Donkey H's Page

I'm wondering where we can find support for the people we care about most. My wife is really having a hard time understanding the mechanics and psychology of addiction. There aren't that many places for her to go for support. ALANON is always out there, let's face it, ALANON sucks. The local Lifering meetings are always inviting her to attend, but she doesn't feel really comfortable there.

As I sober up, it's only now that she's noticing the level of my previous absenteeism. Instead of being ha… Continue

Rant on.

I'm only about 13 weeks sober, but I have been really encouraged by my progress in recovery. Until the last few days.

Part of what helped me understand that I needed to find sobriety was some minor legal trouble in which I found myself back in July. Over the past few weeks, I have been dealing with the Colorado legal system in a way that has stressed me out to the point where I have literally broken down in tears. Internally, I have felt my brain, my body, and my SOUL just begging for… Continue

I'm new here, in sobriety world, but one thing has struck me. We, as recovering addicts, tend to cry a lot. We mope a lot. We wish for the good ole days and pine for a future without cravings, pain, or heartache. Some of us pray. Some of us preach. What I think that we should do more of, as a community, is laugh.

I think this for a few reasons. One, because laughing is fun. It means that we are having a good time. I can tell you with absolute certainty that I resisted sobriety and recovery beca… Continue