Six months today! Freedom feels great!! I am so glad I walked into that first meeting room. The journey has actually been easier than I expected, and I don’t even think about drinking anymore. If you are on the fence and wonder if you have a problem…then pretend you do and act accordingly. I wish I’d taken the step 10 years sooner.

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Nice job AP!

Congrats! I often wish I’d found the rooms sooner too, but we all get here when we get here (if we’re lucky enough to get here at all).

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