Originally Posted by gneiss

OMG!!! I'm not the only one!!! See, I can pretty successfully stay sober for a few days at a time--this latest was 3 and a half-- and then I have a drink and I feel like a loser because (at least in my mind) "everyone" either stays sober or goes back to it. So there's hope for me yet. I don't even have to drink a lot, just one or two is enough, I don't [always] lose control.

Actually, my last night out at the bar I lost it in a big way and that was the final straw. I realized I had to get sober and deal with my problems instead of throwing alcohol at them before I end up in jail, dead, or otherwise in bad trouble.

Plus, I'm starting grad school soon. Who wants to start that on a bad note?