So today

george do you read at all? i recently finished a book called 'a million little pieces' by james frey about an addict's struggle to sobriety from the bottom of an abyss. couldn't put it down.

I read the AA book a lot, it grounds me, and as for spare time, I have just got in, and thats about right for most days getting in around 11 o clock so my spare time before bed is downtime for me, on here. I talk to my sponsor online and I enjoy browsing this place.

Hence not a lot of reading.

cool. it's relevant to what you're going through though if you ever get the notion. i related to a lot of it.

Just looked it up mate, looks like an interesting read actually, thanks for the suggestion, gonna see if I can get it!

  abusivegeorge said:

60 units a day, 20-25 pints a day, depending on strength, mine was 3 units per pint.

:omg: That's more beer than I can lift with my arm. Holy crap.

  abusivegeorge said:

60 units a day, 20-25 pints a day, depending on strength, mine was 3 units per pint.

I dont think I could drink that much WATER in a day

Thats why my liver is utterly destroyed.

it's a harrowing read. if you ignore the so called controversy that it's not completely factual.

I am 71 days sober now. Come a long way I think, still sitting forehead high in the shit, but still here and super-dry.

  abusivegeorge said:

60 units a day, 20-25 pints a day, depending on strength, mine was 3 units per pint.

Were your parents aware of this, since you were only 14?

Feel free not to answer if I'm getting too personal here. I just can't figure out how that could happen.

You would not believe how composed I was, seriously, they didn't even notice untill I told them at the age of 19 and a half that I had a problem, and even then they didn't fully acknowledge it.

I just read back through this thread...

Stay strong mate, you can't let shit get to you when you're doing so well yourself, especially women, hard to say for any of us, but fuck it (them).

:E

Thanks Ward.

I went to my home AA meeting tonight, where I belong to the group that runs it. I made the teas and coffees and greeted a newcomer, who really needed help, he'll be back, this made me very happy. I shared in the meeting about EVERYTHING, and felt so much better afterwards. Life WILL get better, I just have to believe.

of course it will, you're 21, there's so much to do.... remember that.

  abusivegeorge said:

60 units a day, 20-25 pints a day, depending on strength, mine was 3 units per pint.

Did you know what water was?

0 units per pint I think.