Quitter - massive well done for getting through your tough day yesterday.
Scruff - welcome to the group! You can get through day 1, then 2,3,4 & 5 etc. We're all here for each other.
Fortress - the mental side of the day after drinking is always by far the worst for me too. The shame and regret are killers.
Day 5 for me now and I'm keeping myself surrounded by people this weekend. Im also going to the football game tomorrow, which I'm looking forward to.
I'm really working on simply thinking of myself as a 'non drinker'. A chat I had on here with FreeOwl last night really struck a chord with me and has given me food for thought about how I see my drinking.
To be honest, a few weeks ago I had it in my head that it was impossible to avoid alcohol, so I had to find a way to manage it. But I have to accept that it's just never going to happen. It's time to move on and get on with my bloody life without the constant struggle of trying to maintain 'normal drinking', which as everyone would have predicted, ended in a huge bender.