Originally Posted by
aNewEternity 
I started law school about two weeks ago. I put together 39 sober days over the summer but started drinking again in July. I convinced myself that I could drink "only during weekends"... this fell apart when I had maybe 12 or 13 beers on Thursday night, drank most of Friday, and now am on my third beer of the morning. not good stuff... yet, I am back in the situation where I cannot believe that life would be enjoyable without alcohol.
I fashion it as a "break from life". when the bender ends, I go back into life, then hole up for a day or two and kill 30+ beers, and the cycle repeats. there's a hole in the logic somewhere.
Law school and sobriety at the same time-ouch! It's doable, but you have to remember that anything you put before sobriety you run the risk of losing... But drinking will do it much quicker... It's all up to you and what you want...Yep Alcoholism is progressive-you will start up drinking as much as you used to and more... You can get sober if you want.