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Perspective from four years ago
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:38 pm
Four years ago, I was alone in a hotel during Christmas. I didn’t want to live anymore and was court ordered to get alcohol and drug counseling along with other parameters. I had drugs and alcohol for warmth, no friends, only my father would talk to me. I lost my job. Lost my savings and investments,
I went to Louisiana where my father is and went to my first AA meeting. My life changed forever.
I have gained everything I lost back and received much, much more. My life is fulfilled beyond my wildest dreams. If you’re struggling with drugs or alcohol or both, there is hope.
I went to Louisiana where my father is and went to my first AA meeting. My life changed forever.
I have gained everything I lost back and received much, much more. My life is fulfilled beyond my wildest dreams. If you’re struggling with drugs or alcohol or both, there is hope.
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Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:40 pm to Arthur Bach
Congrats on your success. May you have many more years of it.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:40 pm to Arthur Bach
You are not alone.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:40 pm to Arthur Bach
It’s that time of year….. I can accept both joy and family and these stories.
Good on you for fighting through and being here today!
Good on you for fighting through and being here today!
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:41 pm to Arthur Bach
Atta boy
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:41 pm to Arthur Bach
Keep pushin
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:43 pm to Arthur Bach
GOD is real. Keep praying and believing.
DO RIGHT and fear not
DO RIGHT and fear not
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:46 pm to Arthur Bach
Amen brother. I have a similar story.
AA saved my life
AA saved my life
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:47 pm to Arthur Bach
Awesome congrats to you and best wishes to keep it rolling. Merry Christmas.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:55 pm to Arthur Bach
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went to Louisiana where my father is and went to my first AA meeting. My life changed forever.
Hell yea bro. Nothing better that sobriety. It sucks at first but things get better as that dust cloud gets cleaned up and the day light comes through
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:56 pm to TigersHuskers
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Nothing better that sobriety.
Eh, I just drink and eat edibles responsibly
Posted on 12/24/25 at 9:56 pm to Arthur Bach
Congrats on your sobriety and Merry Christmas
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:03 pm to Arthur Bach
Congratulations to you and thank you for sharing your story 
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:06 pm to TexasTiger33
Congrats brother, Merry Christmas and thank god for your pops
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:06 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Mingo Was His NameO
frick off dbag.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:07 pm to Arthur Bach
Congrats man! Thats an awesome accomplishment!!
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:36 pm to Arthur Bach
Wish I could give more upvotes
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:40 pm to Arthur Bach
My wife (no pics) is 600+ days into her journey and our relationship has never been better. God bless you each day along your journey.
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:44 pm to Arthur Bach
God bless baw. Humans have an amazing ability to heal and bounce back. Glad your dad was also there for you.
Merry Xmas
Merry Xmas
Posted on 12/24/25 at 10:56 pm to beulahland
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You are not alone.
Definitely not.
I was about 10 seconds away from ending it all on Christmas Eve about a decade ago. Had gun in hand and loaded, safety off and ready to go. Then my phone rang like a miracle, it was my niece who was 5 or 6 at the time calling on her mother's phone to ask if I would be at Christmas the next morning.
At the time I had ostracized myself and vise-versa from my family and hadn't heard from any other member of my family about Christmas plans. After my fiancee died I had turned hard to opioids and was literally homeless, and didn't care to maintain relationships with anyone. My niece and I had a special relationship when she was born to about 5, as my sister had her when she was very young and I spent a lot of time raising her.
10 years later my wife and I just celebrated our 5th anniversary, our beautiful son just turned 3, we have a house we own near the beach full of amazing gifts and that same niece that literally saved my life along with parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, everyone. She doesn't know her impact and probably won't until she's much older, if ever.
The amount of love that's in my heart and life is the most stark contrast to that time imaginable, I never thought I'd be here. Just seeing my son laugh his arse off because he gets to jump on his new trampoline instead of being scolded for jumping on the couch or bed is one of "those" moments.
Merry Christmas everyone, especially those that have been at rock bottom and look around to see they now have everything
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