So you’re telling me I don’t have to drink. And I’m telling you fine. But if I can’t drink what am I supposed to do. Everybody I know drinks. My friends, even when we’re not “drinking” we’re drinking. That was pretty much my standard argument anytime the idea of me not drinking was brought up.
I had built a life that revolved around drinking. Whatever it was, lunch, after work, going to the game, just hanging out, having drinks was a part of it. So with that mind set it was impossible for me to visualize a life that didn’t include drinking.
My drinking became all-consuming as it took control of my life. I lost everything and drinking was my only friend. So not to drink was out of the question. With my life consumed by drinking there was no room for anything else.
So what changed? I was given a chance at sobriety. Initially the majority of my time was focused on not drinking. As I progressed in my sobriety my life also progressed towards normalcy. Rather than a life closed to everything but drinking, my sobriety offers me a life full of many wonderful opportunities.
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