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Old 05-13-2013, 05:00 PM
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bucolic
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NY
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That's great! Many more sober weeks to come.

For me I didn't want to admit it for over 20 years since I was functioning and progressing in life. When I started noticing I had a problem and had to stop was:

1. Very close friends started asking me if everything was ok. They actually told me I was drinking a lot more and they were concerned about me.

2. To get going on a Saturday morning after a Friday night binge I was keeping a bottle of Vodka in the freezer and slugging some back right from the bottle to get going.

3. I tried not to drink much during the week but come Friday I was home showered and out the door to the watering hole and within the first half hour would down 6 SoCo and cokes to get the night rolling.

Looking back I realize I had a problem for years:

1. Never a Saturday I wasn't hung over.

2. Never a Holiday I wasn't hung over.


I missed a lot of good time with family because I was hungover and sick on Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. I was there but barely. Now on Holidays for Family events I'm the first one there
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