“NA has helped me save me from myself. I realize now how bad my addiction problem was and how it started way before age 13. “
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“On July 7, 2010, I woke up and started a new life. I hadn’t been “straight” or “clean” for more than twenty years and now, I’ve been clean and sober for almost two. My life is much better.”
“I found it necessary to address my eating disorder to stay clean. I had to address my tobacco addiction to stay clean. I have had to address my personality disorders too. There is no hiding for me.”
“I never once drank in the morning or every day, but that didn’t stop alcohol from almost ruining my life.”
“Yes, it is incredibly hard work, but the rewards are beyond my wildest dreams. I have a life today that the child in me never even dared to dream about.”
“I spent the first few months of my “recovery” waiting to die. I can’t explain how it came to pass that I’m sitting here typing this today. My best guess is that I’m simply lucky.”
“That old adage, wherever I go there go I, is an old adage because it is true. I transplanted with a massive opioid habit just to find myself crawl deeper into the void of sedation and boredom. I think Nietzsche said that if you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss stares back.”
Talk show host Craig Ferguson shares his story as a recovering alcoholic. In 2007, Ferguson celebrated his 15 year anniversary of sobriety. In this video clip, he discusses his days as an alcoholic, suicidal thoughts, self medication, seeking help, life in a rehabilitation center, and his sobriety. He reminds us that we are responsible for our actions and even after 15 years sober, he admits, “I don’t have a drinking problem, I have a thinking problem.”
