How did any of you do this for longer than a month?
Because the cost of forever running away from reality, and dealing with myself and my problems and my life simply became too great EJ - it took more and more alcohol to make my 'escape' viable.
I got both sick and tired...I realised I was killing myself.
I was anything but functioning and secret by the end of my drinking career.
I don't think you want to end up there.
It's ok to feel scared and overwhelmed. Don't forget you're not doing this alone - you have a lot of support here.
This is very unfamiliar ground -it can be frightening if you dwell on it - but try and stay in the day - all we ever really have to do is stay sober today. Tomorrow's out of reach for now.
It gets easier - the longer we stay sober, the more skills we gain, and the more effective we become with dealing with various issues that arise.
I believe there's an AA saying - don't leave before the miracle happens.
We owe it to ourselves to give ourselves that chance, EJ
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