Fight_Club Introduction

Fight_Club · Newbie

Hi everyone. I am a new here but have been an active member of AA and several Addiction & Recovery forums for almost two years. I am a former IV coke user, and have accumulated a collection of 30 day, 2, 3, and 6 month coins, chips and keytags.

I celebrated 6 months yesterday, and am trying hard not to make the mistakes that I have made that brought my clean time to an end in the past. I started using cocaine regularly at the age of 42, had an overdose with a grand mal seizure and cardiac arrest on the side of the road in 2003, and struggled with trying to quit and stay clean for 3 years after that.

I went to a 28-day rehab in March of 2006, and began attending 12-step meetings on a daily basis after I got out. I have had a few slips along the way, but am enjoying some serenity and stability in my recovery at the present time.

I get deep satisfaction from sharing my own exerience, strenth and hope with other cocaine addicts, and feel a strong desire to connect with other IV cocaine addicts in recovery. Recovery seems like a lonely place for ex-IV users; most it seems only find relief in the grave.

I am married to a wonderful woman who has been my almost constant companion for nearly 20 years, and has always been drug-free, and I have two children, ages 9 and 5 who are the center of my universe at this point in my life.

I work in the financial services sector, and spend my free time pursuing golf, cycling, snow skiing (ironic, huh?)and sailing. I look forward to making many new friends on this forum, and contributing in any way I can.

FC

pause4poetry · Moderator

Dear FC,

By all means, please feel free to continue sharing with us. Here we all share with the ideal that we can help each other .... Congratulations on your 6 months sobriety. I think you will find this site beneficial to your continued sobriety ...

Welcome

Strength and Peace to you,

Michelle