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Alcoholism and Holiday Celebrations

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Thank you for your kind and inspirational words. After many years of struggle with relapse, waking up sober each morning feels like a true miracle.

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | 2 days ago

@klch

Good for you friend. I'm so happy you find each day a true miracle. That's an excellent way to describe sobriety.

After being sober 4.5 years, I got a divorce (my fault), moved from San Fran area to Chicago for a job, and relapsed while I was in Chicago.

I was going to meetings in Chicago, but held out hope of going back to CA, so I never bothered with a new sponsor. I never bothered to stay in touch with my original sponsor in CA. But these are excuses, and not even very good ones. I decided to stop drinking. I decided to start again.

I relapsed first in 2008 and it took 3 years, many attempts to get sober, and many failures. I did move back to CA, got sober in 2011, remarried my wife (she was/is a saint), and reconnected with my sponsor and the many friends I had in AA. But it was much harder getting back into AA than it was the first time.

Thanks for your thoughtful message!

Joe

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