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Quit Drinking and Watch Your Problems Melt Away
Until they come back — and bite hard
I knew I had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol long before I made any serious attempt to stop drinking.
Some days, I’d start with a couple shots of bourbon at 7:30 and then count it as a win if I didn’t drink again until that evening.
Some days, I’d skip drinking altogether.
There, I’d say. I’m NOT an addict.
Until the next day, when I’d badly want a drink to start the day.
Or, I’d get a phone call that raised my anxiety — and a drink was the answer.
When I finally did stop drinking — really stop — my life improved. A little bit.
I wasn’t exhausted in the mornings, I didn’t need mid-day naps to get through the day.
But the problems that led me to drink in the first place were still there. The consequences of a life I’d neglected while drinking actually made some sober days worse than the drunken lost ones.
I thought about all of this as I read a piece by :
