Day 49 Sober
So tomorrow will be day 50 since I had my last drink. I met up this evening with a close friend who was drinking. I said how I am so glad I got sober and on a good path in life. He said I need to learn how to control my drinking and will not overcome my addiction until I don't let it control me anymore and not be afraid of my drinking habits. This made no sense to me, I personally feel and expressed this, that with addiction, abstinence is the best choice. What are your thoughts on addiction: can you learn to deal with alcohol on a safe level after you were addicted? I would rather not find out. I was average 8-10 beers a day, sometimes more or less, got very depressed and high anxiety and was around unhealthy people. I was miserable, mind, body and soul. I don't ever want to be like that again. And I am only 35. I take one day at a time