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Originally Posted by armyants1027
i second this
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Not hear to preach. Not here to judge. I didn't develop a drug/alcohol addiction because I didn't like them, and even now I cannot sit here and say that it was all bad. I had great times. I also had horrible times. And in the end, there were very few great times. All I knew was how to get fucked up, and my life was about nothing greater than the next drink, next drug, next party... Compounded by a felony possession arrest and two DUIs, it was hard to deny that things had gone bad. I went to many Dave shows BLASTED. I've been to two sober. With almost 3 years clean now, I can say three things for sure...
1) We all have a love for Dave and good music in general in common, and no matter what we choose to do, we aren't that different
2) I would do anything to maintain my sobriety because
for me, it is the only reason I'm still alive. And I mean it, I've come face to face with death.
3) I will do anything to help the next guy get what I have, if,
and only if, they want it. And if the next guy and I share a common bond, through DMB or whatever, I'll do what I can to use that common ground as a basis from which to help them.
In a setting such as this, being in recovery can be alienating, and many assume I want to push my ideology on them. The truth is, if I could smoke a bowl with you all and then go about my life, I would in a second. But I can't, and if you are the same way, I, and I assume the OP, are here to, and willing to help.