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October
On July 28th, I decided to stop drinking. I drank. Alot. I am 44 and have been drinking regularly (weekends, events etc) since high school. Maybe not daily or weekly but definitely monthly. For the past 7 years, damn near every day.
I thought I had failed miserably over the past 3 months and have been beating myself up. The one thing that I have done is kept a journal. This morning, feeling good about not drinking this week, I looked at the journal in depth.
Of 76 days I have drank 9 days. The 76 days before that, I drank 76 days...and the 76 before that....I drank 76 days...
I have so far to go, but Man, my journey has really started.
#TEAMSOLO
I thought I had failed miserably over the past 3 months and have been beating myself up. The one thing that I have done is kept a journal. This morning, feeling good about not drinking this week, I looked at the journal in depth.
Of 76 days I have drank 9 days. The 76 days before that, I drank 76 days...and the 76 before that....I drank 76 days...
I have so far to go, but Man, my journey has really started.
#TEAMSOLO
Congratulations on not drinking 67 out of the last 76 days! Do you know why you keep picking up after being sober for a little while?
I'm also 44 and drinking took over my life for more than a decade.
For me, this sounds like terribly difficult work. I've been sober a few times and it's always the first few days that are the worst. You're forcing yourself to keep going through the worst part again and again. I know for me that there's no guarantee of coming back from the next drunk. It could be the one that creates a health problem, like cirrhosis, that is not reversible.
I wish you all the best! Don't quit quitting!
I'm also 44 and drinking took over my life for more than a decade.
For me, this sounds like terribly difficult work. I've been sober a few times and it's always the first few days that are the worst. You're forcing yourself to keep going through the worst part again and again. I know for me that there's no guarantee of coming back from the next drunk. It could be the one that creates a health problem, like cirrhosis, that is not reversible.
I wish you all the best! Don't quit quitting!
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