 11/28/2007
Letters from ReadersA number of readers have recently been in touch with Sober
24, telling their stories and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with
us. If you’d like to be in touch, too, you can “Tell Us Your Story” at www.sober24.com/E_Zine/Submissions/159/.
We’d love to hear from you.
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11/15/2007
Friends for LifeThey say all you really need in life is one good friend. I’m
lucky that way. I have Rachel. Rachel’s a recovering alcoholic. I’m a
recovering codependent. She makes me laugh. And cry. And think. All of which I
needed recently.
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11/1/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...
From girl to woman: ‘I couldn’t count on myself. I couldn’t
count on my emotions’
At 28, Holly is a cute
blond who most people would never guess was once a serious drug addict. But
until last year, when it came to drugs and alcohol, Holly was an omnivore. She
did everything that came her way; as a result of her drug use, she has
hepatitis C.
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10/18/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...Books and films about getting — and staying — sober
by Thom Forbes
When I wanted to get sober more than 20 years ago, I found
inspiration in “The Courage
to Change” (Houghton Mifflin), a collection of conversations author
Dennis Wholey conducted about alcoholism with a few dozen famous reformed
drunks, including singer Grace Slick, writer Elmore Leonard, and a few guys I
admired who threw baseballs 90 miles an hour.
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10/2/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...The Art of Lament
By Connie B.
During my early years of Twelve Step recovery, a wise and
wonderful sponsor listened patiently to my frustration over a recurring problem
which I thought I had already turned over to God. She reassured me that, yes,
we had talked about this issue before and, yes, I had indeed already
surrendered the matter… several times, in fact.
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8/29/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...National Recovery
Month
September 2007 is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Recovery Month. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), an arm of the Department of Health and Human Services,
Recovery Month highlights the benefits of substance abuse treatment, celebrates
the contributions of treatment providers, and promotes the message that
treatment works and recovery is possible.
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8/15/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON… FAMILIES and FRIENDSNot My Job
By Julie W.
I learned to try and control the addicts and alcoholics in our family from my mother. She screamed, spied, plotted, worried, and obsessed. After I married and had children, I figured if I became a Perfect Mother my children wouldn’t have trouble with drugs or alcohol. I spoke softly, made cookies, and tucked cheery notes inside their lunch boxes.
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8/2/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON…Helping and Being Helped in Sobriety‘Call Don’
By joesteelhead
I come from a “Father Knows Best” type of family, and the alcohol abuse was very subtle in my house. The folks would buy a bottle of bourbon around Xmas and 2/3 of that bottle would still be there the next Xmas. But somehow my two older brothers and I all became abusers of alcohol and chemicals.
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7/18/2007
Breaking the CycleBy Deborah L.
My life was filled with dead-end relationships. Seemed every
guy I dated had problems with drugs or alcohol. A little voice inside me always
told me my bulimia was no different and was probably what attracted these
addicts to my life, but I never listened. It was easier just to leave the
relationship than to leave my bulimic lifestyle of 25 years.
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7/5/2007
When Gratitude Outweighs the RegretBy GaryB1
I first drank alcohol at a late age—16—and like many of us, I fell in love.
I had already spent two years in a juvenile institution at this point due to my “incorrigibility” at home. I didn’t see then that the state knew my alcoholism well in advance and had quite a few geographical changes planned for my future. By the time I turned 35, nearly half of my life had been spent behind bars.
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