I used to drink till the early hours of the morning,get an hour or two
sleep and go do 8 hours of physcial work. Rarely did i miss any days
or have any bad marks against my name. My whole adult working life
was virtually done intoxicated.
I could run circles around most sober people in the workshop.
I was a jet.
Now i sit at home in the backyard with the dog making bows and arrows and
eating soup on an unemloyment income. More often then not crying to myself.
I think saying "youre not as good as you could have been" isnt right for
everyone. I was as good as i could have been regarldess. I made it like
that because of my work ethic. Unfortunatly it's almost killed me
and now i have nothing.
That is why you are better off being sober.
A couple of years ago i had a well paying job in a supervisory role
in a big workshop fixing mining equipment. i had money and every
toy i wanted and thought i was set.
Now i have had to sell everything,and as mentioned sit out the back
with the dog eating budget sausages.