Greetings Parentrecovers and thank you for the encouragement. About 5 years ago when I had a regular 9-5 kind of job I was going to happy hour about 4 nights a week after work. Back then I thought I had a problem so I attended a couple AA meetings but it just didn't feel right.
Shortly after that I got involved with someone romantically and my drinking stopped. I always seem to stop drinking when I'm involved with someone. Somewhere along the way the drinking always seems to pick back up again... after 6 months or so.
I can't say for sure if the eventual demise of these relationships are a result of the drinking. I think the drinking creeps up when issues arrise in the relationship. Either way the results are always the same... I end up alone and drinking again.