My story will only finish when I do, I think
but...I'm happier than I've ever been
It took maybe a year tho for me to not want to drink anymore and to sort through all the debris my drinking has left me.
It took me about 3-4 months to feel anything at all and then a few more months to trust those feelings.
It was probably two years before I worked out some long standing problems like self-loathing, and various and sundry self-destructive tendencies.
Several things helped me along...People here at SR, some counselling, meeting Mrs Dee, and becoming a God person again.
I found out I need purpose in my life to be happy and sober. Not sure why it took me 40 years to figure that out, but there ya go LOL
The biggest change? Probably accepting that I was not anywhere as bad or despicable as I'd convinced myself I was for 30 years or so
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