- Alcohol
Submitted by: Bo Brown
My sobriety date is November 18, 1991. I was only 20 years old when I got sober.
I grew up with alcohol in my house. I was exposed to it at an early age and knew there was something about it that I loved and I didn’t understand what that was. Later, I realized that alcohol took me out of my reality. From the ages of 13 to 20, I lived for whatever, whenever, and however I could get it.
At the age of 17, I told my parents that I could not stop drinking. I wished that that they would understand that there was no hope for me, and that they would leave me alone. Instead, the next weekend, they sent me to rehab. I wasn’t ready to change, so after I got out, I spent the next three horrible years drinking.
When I was 20 I finally reached a moment when I knew I was done. I made my way back to a 12-Step group and I have been sober since that time.
I have learned how to live through my program by following suggestions, sharing everything that was happening in my life, asking questions, and asking for advice and following it. The biggest connection I have made is to my Higher Power, which has been rock solid. It has gotten me through a lot by praying and not holding on to any secrets. If you want sobriety, my advice is to tell someone what is going on in your life. Get it out there and use the positivity of prayer!