Originally Posted by
MindfulLiving 
Congratulation LBrain! Wow, 7 months. Is this the longest that you have ever gone?
I took a break many years ago. This is my first time giving up alcohol for good.
I drank for 40 years. The last year was the worst. Having bottles placed so they were easily available. Near the end I almost always had a 'sip' of vodka when I got a beer. And I was never without a beer in my hand. I couldn't paint without a beer in my hand. I couldn't pull weeds without a beer in my hand. I felt naked without a beer in my hand.
The biggest thing for me was the realization that drinking was no good for me.
And accepting that I could no longer live like that.
It will never have an influence on my life again.