I’d just like to say hello - I was an alcoholic for most of my adult life and sober the last 10 … that’s over 25 years in a very unhealthy relationship with drink.
I was a bottle of JD a night kind of drunk (that’s was the minimum) - but I also held down a very well paying job.
I only ever tried to quit drinking twice - like my driving test 2nd time lucky and have been sober since.
Although all that time in the bliss of drink somehow it broke something in me, I’m not the same person I was before I started drinking heavily… but each day I’m sober my life is a tiny bit better and ten years have added up to a lot better.
I think about drink often , even dream about it sometimes, how I could easily handle one now I’m so strong. But the next thought scares the shit out of me, the one were I stop caring about anything other than were my next bottle will come from.
My story is long and complicated with twists and turns that make people laugh and tear up in the same moment.
Why did I stop drinking ? I ask my self that on a regular bases - and I cant pin it down to one specific thing. There was no voice or blinding light , no real rock bottom - I’m a survivor always have been. No death bed promise or family pleasure. But here’s something I tell people when they ask me about journey back to normal - I started to question my thoughts.
How will drinking a bottle of JD make my life better?
What harm could it do to not drink for a night? etc
I found myself sitting in a chair and having furious arguments with my self.
And in that battle of pride, wits and logic somehow I won, and here I am 
Obviously theres more to it than that , but that was my starting point.
Welcome to the community David. What a lovely share and amazing sober time you have. Glad you are here with us. This is a wonderful community full of others at various stages of sobriety. We are all here working on the same goal and supporting each other along the way.
Read around and share your story when you feel ready. Hope to see you around 
Congratulations with the above and welcome here. It’s good to be amongst people who understand addiction and all.
See you around 
Thank you for the reply
and that’s again for the reply, I don’t know why I have waited so long to join a community like this
So true 
That’s a good reason to stop 
Welcome to Talking Sober!
Welcome to the forum.
Made that mistake myself, had 10 years of no drinking, assumed that was enough control which meant I was surely able to control it this time around. Doesn’t work that way though.
Welcome aboard 
So glad you’re here!
Hi from Scotland