Painful Times~

[dominosarah]

Many of us are going thru some very painful and devastating times on the forum.  There are so many questions and no easy answers.  These are the times where our addict brain goes into overdrive.  Our emotions are very foreign to us and we dont understand or know how to get thru the pain.  Our first thought is to use as we think this will help.  I can guarantee that this would only set all of us back and destroy us.  Using is NOT an option for us.  Nothing any of us are going thru is a reason to use.  We have to walk thru our grief, feel our emotions and place one foot in front of the other.  We have to stay close to those that support us and love us.  It is okay to feel things and i for one am grateful that i have been given another chance at life.  Together we will walk this path together~sara

[LeaAnn807]

You know, this is like any other day that we struggle to stay clean and sober. You just have to get thru today.  Tomorrow, we will worry with tomorrow.  I've had days that I thought I'd surely die from emotional pain, physical pain.......whatever.  I'm sure you've felt a little that way.  Or a lot that way.  I just wish I had known.  I feel horrible about it!  I'm so dense.....

I'm right here if you need me.  You know how to find me.  AND I love you and am sending you a big, gignormous, redneck, hillbilly, Arkansas bear hug!  I'll even spit my dip out before I hug ya! :)

[Success007]

Amen you are 100% right,    Xo

[Teresa1717]

Thank you Sara ! Alot of us, you included,  won our battles yesterday!  You are right, today we are here and present in body and spirit! Together we are all incredibly strong!  What a difference 12 hours makes! :)

[dominosarah]

You dont have to apologize at all.  Just being able to talk to you right now is helpful!!

[LeaAnn807]

OMG.......how dumb am I?  I've been so crazy, unbelievably busy that I didn't even know.  I can't apologize enough.  I know how hard it is to stay clean through great trauma and grief.  Hell, it's hard period!  I'm very, very, VERY proud of you.  I wish I could do something to help.  : (((((

[dominosarah]

She passed away 3 weeks ago.  I am putting one foot in front of the other, that is all the energy i have right now.  I feel like an orphan but am working thru my grief.  I have stayed close to the forum as it is my comfort place, plus i gotta keep an eye on all my chicks!