Originally Posted by Dee74

In case I gave you a bum steer with how I phrased it, I think you can think about things too much too - so much so you get analysis paralysis. At bottom, all you need to do is take those ideas that a drink might be good - and bat them away when they come up. Sometimes that's not easy but it is simple. Staying sober will then help you immensely in the other stuff - working out the life you want ,and the person you want to be in it If your priority is your kids - have you heard the old thing about putting your oxygen mask on first? They depend on you, so you have to be dependable, arbor D