Holiday Blues
Greetings SR friends,
I don't post here much (mostly a lurker) but felt the need to vent a little, if only digitally.
I'm 2+ years sober, and generally comfortable in sobriety, but this time of year is hard on many of us. I'm having a rare occasion where I am feeling blue and missing the "good times" prior to getting sober.
I don't miss the abuse, getting drunk, blacking out and waking up on the couch in the early morning hours. I don't miss the anxiety and bottle-hiding I was doing towards the end.
But tonight, I do miss sharing a bottle of good wine and a movie with my wife on a cold December Friday night just before Christmas.
But, it is what it is. Acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. I'll still share a movie with my wife on this cold December Friday, but I'll enjoy a premium ginger ale instead. Still, it's not quite the same.
Guess I'm having a "whine" instead of a wine.