Matthersby
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Whenever I think of drinking again I think of the darkness I associated with it. It’s like when I was drinking the world was always dark and raining. The last 3 years (which was a relapse after 3.5 yrs sober) I honestly didn’t enjoy alcohol at all, I felt completely powerless to something, like I couldn’t prevent my hand picking up the bottle.
Those thoughts really help refocus me on how much I never want to go back there. Been 5 and a half years now but I’ll never be complacent about sobriety.
Stay strong brother
I can’t wait to have that kind of time man. Everyone knows me as the guy that doesn’t drink but only my close family knows that just 20 months ago, I picked up and ended up in the ER/detox just 8 days later.
So for them, they still worry here and there, even though it seems like forever ago and I’ve come so far. But I imagine 5 years and they will remember it only as a small blip in time that is ancient history.