Post by manfreddy1 on Jul 15, 2007 19:56:42 GMT -5
Hello Everyone,
I thought of Essence of Recovery tonight. Something I have not done in a while. My life is totally different now. Five years ago, my life was a living hell. I had survived 17 years of marriage to an abusive alcoholic husband and all of the turmoil and destruction that sometimes comes with this type of relationship. I can remember there were times when I wanted to destroy myself because the pain of it all was too much to bear. But, my daughter needed me and she is now 20 and living on her own and I have since remarried and received a degree from a local college. If anyone told me five years ago that I would be sitting in the place I am at today, I never would have or could have believed it. I often think about the many women and men who are suffering today because they love someone who is sick. I hope to share some of my experiences with you and let you know that no matter how bad or down you are feeling or even hopeless, there is always hope. There truly can be better days ahead for you. We all go through our experiences in our own time. I would like to extend a hug to all of you who are feeling sad or lonely or might be questioning your own mind. It all happened to me and if you are interested, I would share my life with my x husband, only because I would hope it could help. By the way, my x has been sober for about 7 years now and is doing very well. I hold no grudges against him. I only wish him well. He was sick and I never realized that I became just as sick as him over the 17 years I fought to make him well. EOR was there for me and I remember visiting it everyday in the past to keep me comforted and strong. This website is a gift to all of us. Thanks EOR!
I thought of Essence of Recovery tonight. Something I have not done in a while. My life is totally different now. Five years ago, my life was a living hell. I had survived 17 years of marriage to an abusive alcoholic husband and all of the turmoil and destruction that sometimes comes with this type of relationship. I can remember there were times when I wanted to destroy myself because the pain of it all was too much to bear. But, my daughter needed me and she is now 20 and living on her own and I have since remarried and received a degree from a local college. If anyone told me five years ago that I would be sitting in the place I am at today, I never would have or could have believed it. I often think about the many women and men who are suffering today because they love someone who is sick. I hope to share some of my experiences with you and let you know that no matter how bad or down you are feeling or even hopeless, there is always hope. There truly can be better days ahead for you. We all go through our experiences in our own time. I would like to extend a hug to all of you who are feeling sad or lonely or might be questioning your own mind. It all happened to me and if you are interested, I would share my life with my x husband, only because I would hope it could help. By the way, my x has been sober for about 7 years now and is doing very well. I hold no grudges against him. I only wish him well. He was sick and I never realized that I became just as sick as him over the 17 years I fought to make him well. EOR was there for me and I remember visiting it everyday in the past to keep me comforted and strong. This website is a gift to all of us. Thanks EOR!
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.