Kafka, so glad that you are feeling better today. I am very early in this, but I can promise you that it does get better and each time we face one of these challenges, our "sober muscles," as Dee calls them, get stronger

Take care, Kafka, and have a great rest of the day. I'm actually heading out for a writing retreat on Tuesday and won't have email access until Thursday night, but please feel free to PM me if you want to chat.

And kafka, you made 6 months before, so you know that you can do it. Maybe you can strengthen your relapse prevention plan so that you can keep going. Counseling can be very helpful. I agree with the others that you should concentrate on your recovery right now, and then everything else will fall into place.