The Wise Alchy Sage Retires

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Originally Posted by Griff

I don't drink moderately while engaged socially. So in the name of good emotional, physical, and spiritual health and fitness I'm pulling the plug on booze. We had a nice run but it doesn't work any more.

Best of luck to you Griff. You will be happy you did it. There is something that happens once you finally admit that drink isn't really your friend anymore that allows you to find the strength to move forward emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I was a fully functioning drunk as well, which for me meant having 5-8 strong mixed drinks every night, then getting up and functioning the next day with the rest of society. If we were in a party setting...well....5-8 drinks was warm up for a steady stream of shots. After deciding I was destroying myself, and everything around me, stopping the drink was one of the things that I made the choice to do. Like LookOut, there were a lot of other things to deal with then because I realized it was much more difficult sober than not. All in all though, once the fog from the drink lifted after a couple of weeks, life has been so much fuller and richer. Some people can handle social drinking, I can't handle drinking at all. Congrats on self awareness and positive change for you.