Hey, I wanted to say thanks to all that congratulated me last January!! I really appreciate it! I thought I would bring this old post back up and let everyone know I have been sober for almost 8 years! It will be 7/31/04 since the last time I had a drink! That is awesome!! LOL!!
I hope you all are doing well. It's a tough battle, one step at a time.
On August 1, 2004, I woke up after having maybe 15 beers the night before and said to myself, "What are you afraid of?" I thought, I have a wonderful husband and I am very happy. So am I afraid I won't fall asleep? Sure, but does that mean I have to drug myself to sleep? NO!!! Is drinking good for me, I asked myself? NO!!! Why, why are you doing this??? So I stopped and here I am today. I still have problems sleeping but I am seeing a Naturopathic Doctor and we are working on it. I am 55 years old and have recently joined a gym and hired a personal trainer. My goal is to run a 5k race! I am very excited about it.
There is hope!! Good luck to everyone.
Nancy