All are welcome to this "AA" thread. Come share your stories, let us support one another.

I'll start:

I started drinking when I was 15/16 years old. From day one I would drink until nothing was left, blacking out or passing out somewhere. I wasn't an everday drinker, but I would go out atleast three times a week. For the most part I was a social drinker, until I turned 21, I started drinking alone at times.

I got my first OVI in 2006. I was coming home from an alcohol only party and I passed out behind the wheel. When I came to I was in the hospital with an OVI arrest laying on my chest. I refused any BAC tests, so my license was automatically suspended for one year. I had to do three days DIP in lieu of jail time, and of course pay a bunch of fines and all that.

This first time I just chalked it up as a big one time mistake that would never happen again. I didn't change anything I was doing.

My second, and last, OVI was in 2008, a few monthes ago. I was at a party, drinking beer and mixed drinks, smoking crack, and smoking marijuana. I blacked out and when I woke up it was two days later and I was in the Physc-ward on a police hold. They referred me to counseling, so I decided to take it, because I knew the courts would make me anyway. So, I go to court, get senteced to counseling, another 3 dyas DIP, more fines, etc.

This second OVI made me think, I can't afford a third one, because it becomes a felony, but more importantly I don't want to hurt/kill anyone due to my selfish and reckless actions.

I'm currently in counseling, and I was ordered to attend AA meetings. I've only been to one so far, but after experiencing my second DIP class, I'm going to make it to more meetings.

That's pretty much my story.

I'm trying to quit drinking, best to not go anywhere if you get smashed...

I've stopped altogether, been clean and sober for about foru monthes.

So what's your story?

That's great, Totage.

Still not clean and sober enough to spell right though.

GREAT JOB guys, I've been free of drugs for just over 23 years. If I can do it, the rest of you can do it.

went from drinking everyday to just on the weekends, but every now and then i go on a 3 to 4 day binge

What's your story?

Did you have to hit your bottom, or did you choose your bottom?

Everyone has a different rock bottom, but you can also choose where your bottom is.

I could still be drinking and drugging now, if I wanted to, I haven't hit my bottom, but I chose where my rock bottom was.


Know what I'm saying?

It's a really long story and it would take me hours to type it, but basically I hit my bottom and chose LIFE over certain death. Every time I am faced with temptation, I know that I will DIE in a very short time. Sometimes life sucks, but at least it's life. (to me it's a whole lot better than the alternative)


I know this is AA and not NA, but it's all the same, support is support.

GREAT thread Totage.

Actually this for both, because I've also used myself. Yes, support is support.


I'm still in the early stages of recovery.

i quit drug's 22year's ago ! watched my best friend get shot ! over a bad dope deal ........

From my experience I have 23 years and I'm still in the early stages. It's a constant fight, it will be the rest of your life, but it's a fight that you CAN win. You just have to win, your life is worth it.

keep up the good work.

i've been sober since 5/8/06

go to meetings, get a sponser, work the steps.

best of luck to you.

It's not my life I'm worried about, my nephew is keeping me clean and sober now, but I know I need more support like AA and such now, or I will go back to my old ways eventually.

It's called a typo.

Seems to be my new addiction though.

I have been clean and sober since 11/11/83. Its a great way of life.

I quit drinking about fifteen years ago. No particular reason. I was just tired of it. I kinda felt like I was getting too old to binge drink like that.

and if I couldn't drink 15 beers, one or two just made me wanna take a nap. so I just quit

I might still drink a beer or two a year

or I might not

I quit drinking 22 years ago. It was becoming like an obsession. One night I realized I was outdrinking all my friends and I vowed to myself to never step into a bar again. To this day I don't drink.