my name is chris and i am an alcoholic
my sobriety date is February 7,1999
been sober now 9 years three months and 28 days
my first drink came when i was about 3 or 4
by then i was curious and gettin in trouble
i remember the first drink and second drink but dont remember anything else for i was told i was trashed
it should have told me i was going to be an alcoholic but i didn't see it
at 10 i started up drinking to rebel against my mom for marrying who i referred to as an asshole
and by the time i was 13 was getting into drugs
needless to say by the time i was 19 i had gotten married thrown in jail due to drinking and had a child
i tried A.A. when i was 15 but didn't like it for i thought i was too young
i tried A.A. again at 20 and tho i was sober for three years was miserable for i didn't give it my all
and when i got drunk again i was back to the same old miserable me
my last drunk i was so messed up i couldn't even light a smoke without a drink
it was only through the grace of God i managed to put it down for good
i got into my 12 steps and found out how much of a mess i was
i knew i was powerless and felt my life was a mess
then i found that God could restore me to sanity
and then i turned my will and life over to God as I understood him
i then wrote a 20 page 4th step which helped me to find out where i was wrong and how i could make amends
and then shared it with a priest who had been sober 40+ years
doing these things and carrying the message of A.A. has helped me be a better man a better dad and a son today
in spite of my depression and bi-polar disorder i have maintained my sobriety
THANX TO A.A. and God i have a new life today
