Saskia, glad to hear it! It's nice to know that all the tools we've learned to recognize and deal with this really do help. Going straight to a doctor couldn't have been easy for you, so congrats! I hope you'll still visit us undies often!!
I'm feeling pretty settled these days too. I'm still being very careful in case that AV creeps up, but I have to say I feel like I've really found my footing and I'm enjoying my sober life to the fullest. The only thing I'm sad about is how much time I missed while I was drinking that I could have enjoyed like this! It's a weird change from those first few weeks and kind of white knuckling through not drinking to actually not wanting to drink at all.