Hello. I have been drinking way too much for too long now. I used to enjoy drinking in the garden on summer evenings, back then half a bottle of wine. That was 5 years ago. Today it is two bottles and I will even sit outside in the rain so I can get my alcohol and cigarette fix. Everytime I try to quit I end up feeling very low and its almost as if I drink as I cannot deal with my emotions. It stops me thinking. I suffer from depression and I am medicated for that but holding down two jobs, doing a PhD whilst being a single mum to 3 teenager takes its toll.
I hope that by being here this will be my first sober day and the first step to getting my life back on track. I do function but I feel under par all the time, and I have put on so much weight and feel uncomfortable and bloated all the time. Its good to be here.
