Author: rule62
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:56 pm
Hi Slipper,
It’s so nice to read another success story about someones life being given back to them. I felt exactly the same way. No way could I have stopped without the assistance of Sub unless I ended up in a treatment center for six months or so. Suboxone has enabled so many of us to return to living a normal life with our loved ones. And I too am an old alkie so our addictions are very similar.
I like your screen name. At least now they aren’t calling me that name anymore, you took it! Ten years of trying to draw a sober breath and finally I had hit bottom and quit drinking. 14 years sober and Vicodin entered my life and I don’t need to explain the rest.
Even with working the 12 steps of AA, it still is hard not to feel guilty about some of the things I need while in active addiction. They helped, but didn’t remove it completely. But that is good. It means you are aware of your shortcomings and are a better person for it now. If we didn’t feel bad about our old behavior we might repeat it. So just accept it as part of your life and strive to do your best each and every day. That’s how I make amends to those I can’t find. I try to live my life like a decent person and maybe one day it’ll even up the score. What else can one do?
So congratulations on having a wonderful new life and enjoy every minute of it.
