Originally Posted by
SugarPlumBunny Thanks so much again doggonecarl for reading my novel! Lol
No problem. I sympathize with your struggle. It is hard when you feel deprived of something (alcohol) despite the benefits that have no doubt come from sobriety.
I myself am coming on to six years sober. Maybe its because I drank longer than you--35 years--perhaps I was brought down lower than you, I don't know. But I don't feel deprived because I can't drink. Not one bit. Sobriety isn't a punishment. Just the opposite. I give thanks every day that I am free from the chains of alcohol and addiction.
But I imagine that if the thought entered my head that I was missing something, it would be awfully hard to shake.