Originally Posted by
RogerD 
I didn't have to call people back or clean the house and I could have pizza on back to back days, but just simplifying things.... my only goal today is not to drink relieved some anxiety. I didn't have to be super Roger. I just had to be sober Roger. And slowly things fall into place. You can do it. Don't give up
I wish I had heard that piece of incredibly valuable advice back when I was depressed and just on the brink of alcoholism.
I would carry around a mental list of things I should be doing and feel guilty when I couldn't complete all those tasks. It's one of the things that tipped me over the edge.
I should have stuck to looking after myself and then spent any leftover energy on the other stuff....