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August 4, 2020, 5:55 PM #1
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Intro... 23 years clean
Greetings, my name is Tim. I’m a person living in long-term recovery from addiction. For me that means I haven’t had to use alcohol or any other drugs for the past 23 years. I almost died in 1992 after destroying my 4th motor vehicle while driving drunk. I’ve achieved most of my recovery by working 12-step programs. I switched to SMART recovery and joined the New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM) in 2017 because the scientific approach appeals to me. Today I seek to expand my social network.
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August 6, 2020, 7:09 AM #2
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Welcome Timothy1996 and well done you!
What got me sober was TRYING to get sober. Often when I lapsed, picked up, drank, I FELT thoroughly beaten. I thought at that time "there is no hope for me"
Yet, when I had recovered from that thought just a little, I thought "I'll have another GO!" 
It was a few little sparks, rather than a flame, that got me here! 
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Thank you for this post, Leaf. It has given me inspiration at a time when I really needed it:)
Leaf has 4 years!...wait what?