Old 05-05-2016, 10:03 AM
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thomas11
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Hi cakeater, Your post really resonated with me, I feel I could have written it myself. I was a weekend warrior, and I also would go several weekends without any "event". In fact I socialized quite well on my drinking days. It was that 3rd strike as you call it that would erase all the positive things I may have done or felt. I also believe that made it harder for me to quit because like many I thought an alcoholic had to be drinking out of a brown paper bag on the street.

I also believe I started to develop kindling. And ultimately that is what forced me to quit. I was experiencing minor withdrawals far too often. Rarely a hangover, but the inability to sleep or eat well on Sunday was getting to be too much.
Its a pretty good feeling waking up in the morning not wondering what you did the night before isn't it?
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