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Old 09-01-2016, 10:48 PM
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MelindaFlowers
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When I quit I actually did not grieve. I felt so horribly terrible every single day and it had caused such havoc in my life. I had been diagnosed with a health condition due to alcoholism and I was sick, sick, sick every single day.

I suppose I was angry at myself for letting it get so bad. I did miss the days when I was just simply a heavy drinker and still enjoyed it. But that was about five years before I actually stopped.

So if I ever find myself missing it I remember that what I am missing is not the drinking at the end. It was the drinking at the beginning which was a lifetime ago.

Most people I know are light/normal drinkers. They never drink more than two and rarely drink more than once a week. These people showed me that you don't need alcohol to have a happy life.

One thing I knew for sure is that when I was drinking I did not have a happy life.

The longer you are sober the less you miss it. In fact, you start to see it for the monster it really is (to alcoholics).
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