Today ive been thinking really hard Bout something and its the fact that ive always said “alcohol isnt my thing” or “im good to drink on my days off ill just drink plenty of water and ill be fine”. Well yea that was working until i got to the point where i was having the shakes and camping out on my bathroom floor because i couldnt stay out of the bathroom long enough to actually sleep. I think about how much worse it could have been and i think its another sign from god just like it was when i put down meth that i was about to go down an ugly road that i maybe couldnt have come back from unscathed. That thought scares the absolute shit out of me because when i was getting clean off of meth i lost custody for a year, so i could only imagine what else could have happened. Anyways its thoughts like these that make me so very glad that i am staying sober. Love you all so much❤️
Thank you for sharing. It’s so inspiring when people open up about their stories. I also think about what my usage could have cost me, had I continued to go down that path. The physical side affects are hard to deal with, but the self respect I’m gaining feels good
Isn’t it interesting what we tell ourselves to rationalize our behavior?! I told myself the same thing about it “just having a drink for insert random reason here” and then the reasons started happening every night, even if I knew I had something to do the next day.
So much better to be present and engaged for those who rely on us!! 
Keep on keepin’ on!!
I hear you. I’m a retired US Marine. I used to tell myself this BS : “I served my country in war. I EARNED the right to drink whenever I want to.”
Maybe so, but the day I said “I do” to my wife, and the moment my daughter took her first breath, my “rights” became secondary to their needs. Took me many years to figure that out. Glad I did before I lost them both.
Thats exactly how im feeling. I was telling my coworker about the fact that im almost a month sober and she asked how it feels and i was like its such a great fucking feeling