Support for Sober Living: A Lifelong Journey

First and foremost I’m not used to doing this kind of thing……. Asking for help that is, which ultimately has caused many of my pitfalls due to my drug and alcohol addiction. I have struggled with this disease my whole life and it has caused not just me but the ones that love me the most a great deal of harm. The last eight months I have been bouncing off the bottom, in the middle of my relapse - after having four years of success and sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous. Those four years were the best I have ever lived. I achieved many successes that I never thought possible for myself, and experienced what it’s like to truly be happy and live a fulfilling life without the need for alcohol and drugs. Along the way, I allowed certain things in my life to get the best of me, and I stopped doing the necessary things that kept me sober. If you’re familiar with how addiction works, you understand that sometimes this happens and we fall off the wagon so to speak. In my case, I could not seem to pick myself up and forgive myself for the things I had allowed myself to go back to, after such a long time in sobriety. Shame, guilt, and remorse. Consumed by every day thoughts. This relapse has been the longest I’ve ever had, and caused more pain than I’ve ever been in for myself and others. I’m very grateful for the support of the people in my life that stuck around and always tried to persuade me in the right direction without them I don’t think I would’ve made it.It has been a long journey getting sober again, but I am proud to say that today I have 68 days sober. I am currently at a treatment facility in Charleston and I am choosing to pick myself up and get back on the horse and make strides each day to clear up the wreckage of my past and better myself once again. I am blessed to have made it back and to be given another opportunity at life.

My next steps are to go to sober living by the end of next week, which is why I’m requesting help of friends to cover the cost of my deposit and first month rent. I’m currently seeking employment and should have no problem finding a job as soon as I get out, but at the moment I do not have the funds to pay my entry fee to get into my sober living house.

I would greatly appreciate any help offered. I’m literally starting back from nothing. I hate that I have caused myself to be in this position again, but at the same time, I am very grateful because through the pain I have uncovered more about myself than I ever have known which has allowed me to recognize things that I have to work on and keep in check that will help prevent another relapse from happening. this will be a lifelong journey for me. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a great guy with the biggest heart you’ll ever find. I’m a father of four boys, and a great friend to many.

Thank you So much

If you can, please keep me in your prayers, as I trudge the road to happy destiny.