It’s been a crazy journey but here I stand with 303 days today. Free of my addiction to alcohol that plagued me for more than 15 years. An addiction that cost me my home, my marriage, three children taken by cps, an addiction that caused me to develop serious mental health problems and stripped me of any dignity that I had left when I was at my bottom. I alienated myself. I lied and cheated. I stole from family and used my friends until they were no longer beside me. I made enemies and mistakes. I prayed in times of anger and depression with an incredible emptiness inside. But here I sit, a stronger version of who I was before. Here I am, a confident and determined woman who realizes now that I was using alcohol to numb me from the world and the pain that it caused me. I sit here in pure bliss knowing that I can be proud of who I am today. And none of this would be possible without Alcoholics Anonymous. I heard what I needed to hear right when I needed to hear it, thanks to fellow drunks doing the next right thing. So if you are new in recovery, don’t let a pre-biased assumption of AA deter you from seeking out help. It’s the one place I can go now, in any city and any town, and feel truly at home and understood. No judgement. Just love and acceptance. No requirement to believe in God or even yourself. You can’t begin to heal unless you seek out treatment. I’ve done sobriety without AA, without a sponsor, by myself, and it hasn’t worked for long before I went back out. Today I am approaching a year again, after I threw away my year in 2017. I spent years relapsing after I had already discovered AA. I needed to prove to myself that I couldn’t drink like a normal person. There’s no shame in relapse because it teaches us a lesson that everyone needs to learn; you cannot live a happy life with craving. So part with that craving and live in the NOW! I love you all, family!
Great number 303. Great job! Thanks for sharing that it can be done and we are all worth it. I got a long way to go for that but it sounds heavenly. One day at a time here.
No requirement to believe in God or even yourself.
Testify, sister, speak it! What a powerfully moving share, thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing, @Maeflower. Progress over perfection is a huge reason why I can stick with AA. It has certainly been a help to me since September when I started. Thank you for sharing your story.
Welcome to the forum and amazing work on 303 days. Great message, thanks for sharing 
Great share pal!! I am sure glad you’re here 
My alcoholism gave me a deeper understanding of who I am by letting me experience who I wasn’t. I’m grateful to be a recovered alcoholic despite losing the love of my life, my children, my home, a great career, a few trips to jail, PTSD, and depression. It’s been a strange life for sure, but I’m rebuilding from the ground up. New career, new perspective on life, a strong spiritual connection to the universe, and resolve to be a better person today. I have a very small circle of friends, but there is nothing superficial about the company I keep today 
Great share. Thank you.
Sobriety is out there if we are prepared to put the work in.
In the UK, 303 is synonymous with a main trunk road, the A303 that is always jammed and slow going.
Your 303 shows that there is no stopping you this time round.
Nice one.
Wow this really striked a cord with me,my using and seeking help thru n.a is very similar,your are an amazingly strong women and I hope you get everything back on track especially with your baby’s I’m a mummy so to come out of the other side of that in itself is a miracle godbless you for sharing your journey.