Originally Posted by
noneever 
At times I feel very, very sad by the choices I've made in the past and overwhelmed by the enormity of rebuilding my life without alcohol.
I've been there with everything you're feeling and thinking. I quoted the above to let you know that it's actually WAY easier to rebuild your life without alcohol. I mean think about it for a bit. You'll be clear headed and able to make better decisions. You'll not be spending time thinking about drinking or how to run damage control from your drinking antics. Way more time to focus on the truly important things in life. Glad to hear you're not drinking! I continued my drinking after my DUI because of "stress"..Twisted logic I had/used as an excuse.