I'm in! Thanks for the started Saou
I completely get where you're coming from but also reflect on a few things.
I drank because it made me feel like I was an adult. When I would sidle up to the bar and order that beer I felt adult, free, and independent. Weird huh?
However, my brother, who will be 66 years old this December has drank the second half of his life trying to fight becoming an adult. His friends even have a nickname for him. "The Kid". No, I am not joking. It's his alter ego when he's drinking.
It made me shudder to type that he is going to be 66. He's had a quadruple bypass at the age of 46, 5 stints in his arteries since then, diabetes, and has had surgery because the blood vessels in the back of his eyes burst due to drinking and diabetes. Oh yes, in the past year he's also had a TIA (Trans Ischemic Attack) which is a warning mini stroke.
None of that makes him think about stopping drinking. I guess the only positive I can find is he's going to die doing what he loves most.
So so sad.