Lisa,
Ime...the brain damage is a guarantee.
The anxiety and obsession kept me hooked on booze until I learned it was a breakable cycle.
I still crave, but I am proudly sober and getting stronger every day.
I will never drink again. It is poison to all, especially me.
Now free, and aware, I cherish my sobriety.
I learned it was all about a lack of dopemin... booze altered this.
I exercise 5 to 6 days a week. I see and feel the changes. Others notice too.
It is a new and better way for me to go.
Drinking was fun, until I felt the physical and mental damage deeply.
I probably am permanently damaged. I see folks at my occasional AA meetings that are still wet and in the rain of the damage from addiction.
They are sober but they slur their words and move w an off balance gait. I believe this is part of the cns damage booze causes in the long term. Basically they seem drunk all the time.
Yikes! I was getting there. My balance is definitely off. I don't slur words, but I have an alky coworker that does.
Thanks