Hi and welcome Hungover
I had to make some major changes in my life.
I tried, oh how I tied, to just not drink but keep my old life. It didn't work - the central activity of my old life was drinking - alcohol was the cornerstone of everything I did and all my relationships.
If I wanted that to change, lots of other things had to change too
It was difficult but looking back I didn't lose out on the deal...some people did leave my life but others came into it...I stopped doing some things, sure, but picked up many more things to do
I like my life now. I could never have gotten to where I am now when I was drinking.
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