Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent, ill. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 122
It is important for me to realize that, as an alcoholic, I not only hurt myself, but also those around me. Making amends to my family, and to the families of alcoholics still suffering, will always be important. Understanding the havoc I created and trying to repair the destruction, will be a lifelong endeavor. The example of my sobriety may give others hope, and faith to help themselves.
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My essential problem as a “sober horse thief” is to understand why (even in sobriety) I make poor decisions that create wreakage and havoc in the lives of myself and others.
I always knew what the right thing was; it was just too damn hard. So at the core of my untreated alcoholism was a simple wish to escape or delay the full-frontal pain of life. My experience today is that only God and the 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous offer lasting relief and contentment.
RH