Ray,
I agree that 1 night of drinking doesn't erase sober time, see my signature, but it does crack the armor.
I got away with drinking just a teeny bit 2 times...I might be able moderate.
That is what my av whispers.
Sr offered me feedback to the contrary. I listened to sr.
I am coming up on a personal best in November, seems silly to be chasing sobriety milestones, but I feel deep down all clean addicts do.
My coworker has been clean 15 years. He quit cold turky. No aa or rehab. He sometimes offers offhandedly his sobriety date. I can sense his pride.
Bottom line...booze is a neuro toxin the will weaken us and eventually contribute to an early demise. The brain quickly, if not immediately, craves the alteration for life.
The crave lives in my emotions. I stay sober with analysis. I know better. I don't want my reality to be altered ever again.
I want to live sober.
Thanks.