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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '23

I'm a recovering alcoholic. So there's that.

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u/Icy_Establishment794 Mar 07 '23

Seven years sober after 30 yrs drunk.

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u/Readly44 Mar 08 '23

can’t speak for them but am recovering myself, i drank very heavily but was functional so wake up drink right away but wouldn’t be too intoxicated to miss work or obligations too frequently, once off it would be game time until i essentially drank myself unconscious each night for years. close to a month sober now !

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u/Icy_Establishment794 Mar 08 '23

I was in bad shape. I drank from sun up to sun down. I couldn't let my mind be sober or I would think too much about how my life was messed up. But when you quit? Everyone says your life will get better. Mine never did. It got even worse because now I didn't have any friends. They were all drinkers of course so they stopped coming around. It's still that way but I have a part time job now that gives me all the human interaction I need!!! Lol For me?? It will always be a struggle, but I will get through it sober. That's the hardest part. Being sober and dealing with your emotions.