How I Got Clean and Sober Before my RV Life

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@CarolynsRVLife Жыл бұрын

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@victoriagoodbar4623 Жыл бұрын

I cannot tell you how much I respect your courage for laying out what you went through. Giving your therapist credit is admirable but I did not hear you give yourself enough credit for your strengths your courage and your determination. Digging down into your soul was your doing Carolyn. You could have thrown up your hands anytime and walked away. You could have felt you didn't need to open wounds you thought were healed or you could have negotiated within yourself to go halfway sober and halfway something else of your choice. But you did none of those things. You chose to stand up brush yourself off go forward and create a healthier well focused and beautiful new you. Even in your darkest hours something within you new all along you were better than anybody vodka or wine or pills. So congratulations you are one pretty terrific lady

@user-lu4fw6le4x Жыл бұрын

I'm sober 32 years. Cold turkey, AA didn't work for me. I'm introverted and having to speak to people gave me panic attacks. I read the same book as Carolyn. Now I just think I just can't have alcohol, like someone that is allergic to strawberries and get a reaction.

@elainedemeree843 Жыл бұрын

35 years sober here. AA worked for me, however, we are all on our own journey. What works for me may not work for others. I learned along to ago to not take anyones inventory. I am very happy that you are clean and sober. You go girl!!! 😘😘

@ruthannbiernot9856 Жыл бұрын

Almost 37 years for me! Much drug use daily, alcohol till i ran out of money or ran out of booze and 2 pk a day cigarette habits. My salvation was Jesus. No withdrawals at all from that moment on. It was definitely a miracle in my life. I threw my cigarettes and drugs out (which I just bought an 8 ball) on my way home from work that night. The most amazing moment in my life. Thanks be to my Savior. I know many won't believe it but that's ok. I'm the one who experienced it.

@lynnkalles2055 Жыл бұрын

I quit drinking cold turkey over 20 years ago, best thing I ever did.

@ER--879 Жыл бұрын

Wow, it takes alot of courage to tell this story. Its a struggle alot of people deal with silently...

@francisebbecke2727 Жыл бұрын

Question: "How did you get sober? Answer: I quit drinking." OK, I realize it is not so simple at least not for most people.

@natalieschumacher4729 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your story, your honesty, but most of all, your courage to tell it

@Maddiehere89 Жыл бұрын

My cousin was an alcoholic. When he quit cold turkey he started making peanut butter cookies every night. Strange. But he stayed sober from alcohol but started on pain pills addiction.

@terrysager1091 Жыл бұрын

You are so amazing. Thank you for trusting us with this journey. You have my respect and admiration. THANK YOU! It resonated on several levels. I have saved this video and will re-watch it.

@melaniemarloe9274 Жыл бұрын

Carolyn when you said what finally got you sober , it made my cry, because you were willing to finally see the awful things that happened to you as a child, just as I must do now. I have been trying to get sober for a very long time (without AA), and I have not been able to do it because it is so terrifying to feel how helpless I was as a child, having to endure all these awful things. It makes so much sense to me to know that the reason why I drink is because even at 67, I am still trying to cope with it all. You have given me some hope and some facts to enable me to understand why I drink. I have always been afraid to look at my childhood or talk about it because I feel it will just overwhelm me. I feel like I can maybe move forward with sobriety now. I do have a therapist I Zoom with weekly, but I avoid talking about my traumatic childhood with her. Perhaps in bits and pieces I can start to "see it and look at it now" ,and see it as it was back then when I was little, and how that trauma has had lasting effects on me most of my life..

@orthodudeness Жыл бұрын

I drank excessively to help manage my ability to take care of my wife with advanced dementia.

@tinyrollinghome Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carolyn for your courage to tell your story. Congrats on almost 14 years. This month marks my 33 rd year of sobriety. 25 years of those in A.A. I wanted to stay sober but not in A.A years before but the fear of going back out if I stopped going to meetings was repeatedly re-inforced so I stayed. I am grateful that I had a foundation that gave me a better way to live however no one could help me with my depression and true feelings of agony due to early child abuse in foster care. I was told to stay on message to encourage newcomers. I was told to repeat steps when my demons plagued me. Nothing helped. I was sober but alone in A.A. I felt I was surrounded by people who ostracized me for speaking out about my pain. I did go to many therapists however some could not deal with the complexity of my past. I'm so glad you shared your honest feelings. I'm sober and still have my walls up. I may give Jungian analysis a go as it suits my nature. I don't know if I can ever trust people again as so many even in my own family have hurt me deeply. Being a childless woman has also isolated me further. But one thing I will never ever give up on is myself. The thing I have done is faced everything within me and come out the other side of pain. It would have been better with a good therapist. Still loving life though and being a nomad. Take care and thank you again. People need to know not to be brainwashed but think for themselves. Also it was a therapist who I saw for a short while in my 25th sober year in A.A. who I spoke to about wanting to leave A.A. I was afraid and she told me that I was the one who had stopped drinking and could keep making that decision with or without A.A and she was right. All the constant reiterating my powerless just reinforced my weakness and shame and leaving A.A I still did not drink like everyone warned me. I love being conscious too Carolyn. Its the best high there is. Especially dogs and nature.

@CarrieMtn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. That sure makes you vulnerable but will undoubtedly help someone. My adult son started drinking on his 21st birthday and didn’t stop until he had multiple black outs, 2 DUIs, lost jobs etc… all before 23yo. he didn’t want to stop. He wanted to hide behind it. It wasn’t until he was court ordered to go to AA… and slowly got sober. He has been sober for over 10 years. He could benefit from some serious counseling- but he’s sober and I’m proud of him.

@marisajones111 Жыл бұрын

So happy for you! Agree, once you heal your trauma, staying sober is easy as you no longer need the vices. I'm 30 years drug free, 6 years alcohol free and 18 months cigarette free. I'm now a mental heal advocate and help others heal. Being sober, loving yourself and living authentically allows us to see the beauty and wonder in this world. You're living your best life now, love it!!!

@ediejohnson3301 Жыл бұрын

God bless you Carolyn for sharing your story. Your audience is so tremendously larger than any one meeting. There's no estimating how many people you may have touched and given guidance and direction. I truly appreciate hearing your story. My son is 45 and just finally made the decision that he didn't want to live like that anymore about a year and a half ago. He says he was given his first drugs at the age of 10 while walking to school. I've never been able to pin down who did that but it's been ongoing problems ever since. It led to heart surgery and a giant ruptured brain aneurysm and still he had to try it one more time before circumstances awakened him. I often sit in on meetings of the group he's with and support them. They are outstandingly supportive of each other and I admire their stories and respect their journeys. You are blessed with the determination to keep getting right. I'm happy for your success and glad to get to know you over the years through your channel. The best to you, always. ⚘

@PrincessofErised Жыл бұрын

Humility and humiliation ring the same. You can be a good person who does not have an overblown ego without all the shit talk to yourself or by others. Proud of you for taking yourself in hand and solving the problem. Awesome job.

@nancyflannery2918 Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more. There are so many ways to get and stay sober.

@kennethgardner3090 Жыл бұрын

I quit when my little 8 year old girl needed a real dad. There is no one size fits all. As you said, AA has helped people, but, I know a number of people who failed. Your story might help others. My daughter is now 28, married and I have grand kids to keep me going. There is always a way, if one thing don`t work try another. Thank you for your story.