Great thread , lots of good advice from different angles. I think if we spent as much time and effort into not drinking alcohol, I E, creating and working our own individual plan whatever that may be—-As we did it to thinking about
drinking —
getting alcohol —
and drinking it —
and recovering from it —
and feeling like you know what from Ir—
and losing money from it —
and losing relationships from it —
and losing our health from it —
then we are on the right road when we put all of that time and energy into taking care of, and loving ourselves.
Painful? Yes!
Uncomfortable? Yes!
Fear of the unknown? Yes!
Doable? Yes!
Is there proof? Yes!
Are there so many different ways to get it done? Yes!
.
I read here every day, I don’t always post but I do read here every day. It is helped me tremendously and the support here is unbelievable anymore than I ever thought possible from a group of “strangers“
We do have a common thread, and we do understand in our own way how difficult it is because we have been in your shoes. And conversely, you can be in our shoes— on the road to a great life in a different chapter.
I hope you make the right decision for you. We are here for you and you’ve come to the right place, but the work is yours.