DeterminedGirl

One of the biggest indicators that I had/have a problem is the way my drinking was affecting my work. Every once in a while I'd go out for a drink or two with a coworker after work.. We'd have 2-3 drinks and leave. Well then I'd go home and CONTINUE to drink, knowing I had to work in the morning. I'd tell myself "oh hey it's Thursday, you can get through Friday!" Or "you work hard, you deserve it!" It never failed I'd wake up Friday morning sick, dizzy, shaky, nervous, extremely depressed.. To the point where I'd wake up halfway through the night with my heart racing, KNOWING I made a mistake.

I've been lucky enough to not let it affect my job performance yet but the personal struggle was something I couldn't deal with anymore. The guilt and regret was getting to be too much to handle.

Well today is the first Friday in a LONG time that I've gotten up and I'm ready to go! I'm not sick, not dizzy, not anxious and counting down the hours until 5. I have to say, it feels great. Now I'll work on keeping up with it!

Music

DG, pay attention to those "yets". I've been sober a good while and I know in my gut there are some "yets" for me if I take that next drink. Keep up the good work.

KateL

Great to hear xxx

Aarryckha

That's a great start!

DeterminedGirl

That's a good point!