slimjim30

It's been a while since I've posted - and I'm sure not too many of you remember me - but I thought I'd check in to say I'm doing well.

I was drinking anywhere between 12 and 20 beers a day until September 2011. At this point I stopped.

I've had a few short slip ups (3 x 2 weeks, and about 3 or 4 weekends), but apart from that I've been sober.

I've lost 18kg, completed the first year of a post-grad Masters degree, and significantly improved my performance at work. All in all it has been great.

Yep, I know I've slipped up, and I wish I hadn't, but I'm in a much better place than I was 16 months ago.

Sasha4

I remember you Slim!

You sound like you are doing well.
Congrats for the weight loss and your studies and that work is doing well.

From your post you sound a lot more confident and happier.
I'm glad you came back to share.

Will you keep coming back?

slimjim30

Thank you! I will keep coming back, but not too often.

I find talking about drinking to be counterproductive most of the time. If I make "not drinking" a part of my everyday life it feels like I'm not moving forward. I have a psychiatrist I see every 2 months to help keep me on the straight and narrow.

I am grateful to have somewhere to come where I can read some horror stories when I need it though. Sounds selfish I guess; taking but not contributing much. I guess I am just doing what it takes to stay sober. If I have something I feel I can contribute I will.

doggonecarl

Drinking was such a big part of my life for over thirty years, that if I have to make "not drinking" a part of my everyday life, it was a fair trade off. It's kept me sober for over two years. And every sober day is a blessing.

You do whatever works for you.

slimjim30

I will do what works for me