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October 26, 2020

Intervention for Our Son

Intervention

Through the help of two lawyer friends 25 years ago, I stopped drinking. I’m so grateful for my life of sobriety. Out of this gratitude arose a willingness to serve in several volunteer positions within LCL over these many years. I was reasonably knowledgeable about alcoholism, but my wife and I felt totally helpless to reach our son who followed the same sad path I had been on. My stress level … [Read more...]

Article by lcl / Recovery Stories, Stress / Alcohol Use Disorder, Family, Intervention, Recovery Support

October 12, 2020

I Thought I Was Alone

I Felt Alone

When I first contacted LCL, I thought I was alone in suffering from alcoholism. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stop drinking. It was sometime later that I was ready to begin a treatment program. About halfway through my stay, I began to feel alone and fearful again. The prospect of revealing the lies and secrets during my heavy drinking to my clients was more than I could face. I feared my own … [Read more...]

Article by lcl / Recovery Stories, Substance Use / Alcohol Use Disorder, Isolation, Recovery Support

September 21, 2020

How a Flyer Saved My Life

How a Flyer Saved My Life

Sometime around 2000 or 2001, I received an LCL flyer. I had been through a bitterly contested divorce, had become clinically depressed, and had been seriously abusing alcohol. Although still very much in denial about the extent of my problems, something deep inside told me that I should hold onto this flyer. I put it on a shelf in my office, but I periodically and frequently peeked at it. While I … [Read more...]

Article by lcl / Recovery Stories, Substance Use / Alcohol Use Disorder, Depression, Suicide

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