The addiction is strong. It is incomprehensible I could relapse after knowing all that sr has taught me.
The health benefits alone are a reason to never drink booze again.
Booze is a neurotoxin that quickly permeates cell membranes. The addiction wasnimmediate for me because I enjoyed the buzz.
It took decades for the mental and physical damage to escalate to a state where the hell between fixes was too much.
Then climbing out was/is hell on earth.
Yesterday I made pancakes for the family. it wasn't a trigger last time I made them.
It was now.
OMG. I went and laid down for 3 minutes and boom, the crave was gone.
By any means.
Had a great night visiting w an old friend. We are very different, but I now can see I really like the guy.
Booze masked that.
Thanks.