I've been sober for 12 hours
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I've been sober for 12 hours
Seriously. This has been a gin-soaked weekend, like most of them have been for many weeks. I actually had a 7-month-long stretch of sobriety late last year into this year. My wife of 30 years and I separated back in May and now I find myself living in a bottle again. Guilt, regret, anxiety are fueling my desire to drink.
I was a moderate to heavy drinker for years. Or let's say "decades". I need to call it quits, once and for all.
I was a moderate to heavy drinker for years. Or let's say "decades". I need to call it quits, once and for all.
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Thanks for the welcome.
I really need to find something other than the drinking to occupy my "spare" time. I like being outside but it has been so sticky this summer, and the mosquitoes are horrendous.
It's weird to be turned loose after 30 years.
I really need to find something other than the drinking to occupy my "spare" time. I like being outside but it has been so sticky this summer, and the mosquitoes are horrendous.
It's weird to be turned loose after 30 years.
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Originally Posted by JD4010 
Thanks for the welcome.
I really need to find something other than the drinking to occupy my "spare" time. I like being outside but it has been so sticky this summer, and the mosquitoes are horrendous.
It's weird to be turned loose after 30 years.
I really need to find something other than the drinking to occupy my "spare" time. I like being outside but it has been so sticky this summer, and the mosquitoes are horrendous.
It's weird to be turned loose after 30 years.
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I was the opposite, guilt, regret and anxiety were caused by alcohol. Once it was removed the equation, they all disappeared.
I also drank for two decades. At the end I was like you. There seemed little hope. I was downing shooters of whiskey at 8am then beer all day from there.
I finally was beat and gave in. Alcohol had won.
I got up the nerve to go o an AA meeting. There I found people just like me.
I drank again, but it was never the same.
It's been three and a half years now since my last drink.
You say you had seven months. How did you do it? Can you do it again?
As you may have discerned, a life of misery awaits you, if you're anything like me.
This place helps keep me sober by reading posts like yours and others.
It makes me remember what it's like'out there'.
I also always keep in the back of my mind what alcohol did to me, and realize I never have to feel that way again if I don't take that first drink.
I hope you find this place supportive as I have. And best to you.
I also drank for two decades. At the end I was like you. There seemed little hope. I was downing shooters of whiskey at 8am then beer all day from there.
I finally was beat and gave in. Alcohol had won.
I got up the nerve to go o an AA meeting. There I found people just like me.
I drank again, but it was never the same.
It's been three and a half years now since my last drink.
You say you had seven months. How did you do it? Can you do it again?
As you may have discerned, a life of misery awaits you, if you're anything like me.
This place helps keep me sober by reading posts like yours and others.
It makes me remember what it's like'out there'.
I also always keep in the back of my mind what alcohol did to me, and realize I never have to feel that way again if I don't take that first drink.
I hope you find this place supportive as I have. And best to you.
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I run in summer, the skeeters can't keep up and it keeps me busy and invested in my physical health. Maybe an idea for something to do to stay occupied. Today I drove out to a state park and ran for an hour or two through single-track trails, very pretty land. Even ran up to the ski jump, had a nice view of the surrounding area as it's up on a hill.
(Beats drinking from 10 am until 2 pm and passing out until 7 pm then waking up to resume drinking late into the night, which wasn't an uncommon occurrence a year or two ago.)
(Beats drinking from 10 am until 2 pm and passing out until 7 pm then waking up to resume drinking late into the night, which wasn't an uncommon occurrence a year or two ago.)
You'll find lots of support here. 
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