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Post by caressa on Jan 17, 2010 11:10:16 GMT -5
Welcome to EoR and thank you for making the decision to join our family. Hope you will come again. Look forward to sharing with you.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jan 17, 2010 12:24:49 GMT -5
 Hi Lulu....
Welcome to Essence of Recovery, glad you found us!
My name is Cherie, I am a grateful member of Alanon,
Naranon and ACOA. Take you time and find your way
around on the message board and I hope you
will join us for the "Open Recovery" meeting on
Wednesday night, all 12-step groups are welcome.
Have a wonderful day, SunnyGirl |
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Post by lulu on Jan 17, 2010 16:01:43 GMT -5
Hey y'all... Thank you so much for your Welcome to the boards! What a pleasant surprise that was!  I am not new to message boards, but I am new to online Recovery boards...My other board is about my other addiction; music..lol! Been a parrothead long before the term was even coined, and have been going to Buffett shows for 36 yrs this year...and yes, it's still magic to me. I was going to take a moment to look around the board before I introduced myself....I had a "Stick me with a fork: I'm done" moment this morning...did a search and y'all looked friendly, so I landed here. I am a "double dipper" I guess...My sobriety date is 6/7/1991...and the best thing that ever happened to me..I have finally been beaten down and admit that I am powerless over others, and that I am one of the worlds biggest alanons there is! (There it goes again, that tendency to be the best, even if I'm talking about being the worst..  I have hit rock bottom y'all...I'm totally new to Alanon. Don't know anything about it other than according to the literature,(and my bank acct, and my checkbook), I'm one... I don't know where to go from here...except I'm at Step 1, and in my experience, that's a pretty good place to be...Now I need help getting past it to the other 11..I'm lost here, and needing help.. I'm living in town where I don't know many people..Moved here from a small island I lived on for 21 yrs, so I could help take care of my elderly father...I don't like it here, and have not made any friends, in almost 3 yrs...and I'm the kind of person who meets people in line at the grocery store and have them over for a cook out the next weekend! I'm not overly fond of this side of the state. I've always lived on the Atlantic Ocean...Born on an island, grew up on a peninsula, and lived on 3 other islands the rest of my life...The Gulf is new to me... Anyway...I hope this tells y'all a little about me. I'm so looking forward to getting to know y'all,and learning about some acceptance of others and their addictions, without wanting to fix/save everyone...and keep my sanity in the meanwhile..I can't continue to live like this anymore, and am at rock bottom once again.. Thank you for taking the time to read this! I can't wait to learn from each of you, and start living in some semblance of sanity again... And, ok, rigorous honesty makes me have to tell y'all..I have not gotten involved in any homegroup or many meetings here..and I know that's no one's fault buy my own, even though I want to blame others...**blushing here** Can't wait to get to know y'all..Thank you for being here for me.. |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jan 17, 2010 16:38:59 GMT -5
( ( ( ( Lulu ) ) ) ) Sending big hugs your way.... You were 100% right when you answered your own question about where to start. Step 1 is always the answer, it's all about acceptance. We can't change what we don't acknowledge.... There is a lot of inspiration and tools on this message board, the "Newcomers Welcome" in Alanon and the "Workshop" in Naranon section, hold a lot of helpful topics and information on recovery. This site is a small one, but if you have any questions, need a willing ear, or just someone to share their ESH, we are here for you.... Major congrat's on you date of sobriety, you've been working the 12 steps for a few 24's.... Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl |
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Post by caressa on Jan 17, 2010 18:08:24 GMT -5
Welcome Lulu. Thank you so much for sharing. As Sunnygirl says, there is a lot of good reading on the site. You came into recovery two months before I got sober. I have gone to Al-Anon from the beginning, left, and then come back time and again. I found that I have 3-33 reasons to be in Al-Anon. We use to have Nar-Anon meetings but there are none accessible to me now. I read the preface of Co-Dependent No More and ran to a meeting. I think there is always 'another' addiction! That is why we have a one day at a time program. It is our nature to put our all into everything we do. We are overachievers or in my case, slackers and for me I need the 12 Steps to keep balance in my life. I am as powerless over my son's disease as I was over my fathers and my ex-husband's disease as I was my own until I found recovery. When I surrender, I am empowered to do what I need to do for myself one day at a time. Ms. Fix-It, Ms. Perfection, Ms. Control Freak, and Ms. Needs to Know are much better than they use to be, so we keep coming back. Look forward to sharing more with you. |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5