I remember thinking a week was beyond me - why argue with the evidence? In 15 years I had a 'record' of sobriety of 8 weeks - and that near as killed me.
For the last 5 years of daily drinking, my only 'breaks' were the 3 or so days I needed to recover and feel good enough to start drinking again.
I'll never forget the despair and utter hopelessness of cracking the new bottle. I never gave up on the idea of 'someday' tho.
Next week I'll have 3 years. I'm still the same guy - I just decided to get some help, learned some things I really didn't know, and determined to try my utmost to change things.
It's possible
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