Originally Posted by
Astro 
Welcome Gomez, glad you're here.
For me, it wasn't how much I drank, it was the mental obsession that compelled me to drink until I was drunk. It's the first drink, not the 12th that kicks the obsession into gear. You don't need to be a daily drinker to be an alcoholic.
It's definitely an obsession with me. If I'm not drinking, I'm thinking about it.
Originally Posted by
Astro I had a wife who thought I had a drinking problem. I say "had" because she's gone now, and so is the home and family we had together. It's not too late to achieve sobriety. Nobody ever died from NOT taking a drink, but there are plenty of good people who are no longer here because they chose their addictions.
I lost a good friend a few years ago, and a brother almost two years ago -- both alcohol related.
I want to quit, but right now it seems impossible. I know I can though, I was sober for several years in my twenties. I just have to figure out how.
Thanks for giving me something to think about.
"Gomez"