Every gig I’ve gotten, both FL and FT, I’ve lost due to the bottle. Literally every job I’ve had, I’ve been fired from. My resume looks like shit b/c of it. This sucks. So now I’ll go to a mtg...

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Hey ACD1, thanks. Went to my home group last night, spoke to my sponsor and I feel better. Thanks for your encouragement

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@OP -- everything still going well? we're always here for you.

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Coming up on 9 mos now. I lost a couple for reasons that had nothing to do with me but kept many longer than ever.

@ACD1- without breaking my own anonymity, today I have a little over 30 days. Hasn’t been easy. It’s never easy. Today is hard: I was down at the WTC when all this happened and I saw way more than I wish I did, and certainly more than I could handle. Since then, I got deeper into drugs and alcohol, and I’ve been chasing my tail since.
That said, life is getting a little better. I’m in the center of things, and I’ve never been closer to my sponsor. And his thing now with me is, What have you down to help someone else today? Every time we speak, he asks.
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