Chris Owen

hiya, I went to AA in the early stages - perhaps the first year? - but found it after a while to not be suited to my own development / rehab. It's a great place, and the network has helped hundreds of thousands, if not millions - but just not 100% for me. Hope you can understand?… Read More

thank you, that's lovely to hear - and congrats on your 9 months, that's even better :-) x

i think you can click on the email button at the bottom of this comments thread - a few others have emails me direct through this. but only do so if you're going to be kind. no trolling ;-)

aww, thank you - well done on the seven months; the first are some of the hardest... really glad you're doing well. x

thank you for the kind words, and congrats on the recovery - long may it last x

hey JB - indeed, you did - most of the first year i sat near you and we tried annoying Bossi I was eating lockets and Strepsils like they were smarties ;-) - our industry is a handy one for hiding drinking problems in. You were also there the other side of course... in Prague at an… Read More

thank you, that's very kind of you to say; and really sorry to hear about your mum, that's really sad. hope you are ok

yes, they should, but that's the Govt's issue, it's not the NHS fault it needs more support to continue to save lives.

nearly nine years is amazing - I've got a while to catch up; people who've been sober for longer than me always prove an inspiration (as they do for many), so thank you. Glad you liked the article too

it's not nice being in the grip of it, but you have acknowledged it and that's the hardest part I found. x