I started drinking alcohol regularly when I was eleven years old. I was even drunk at a bar the night Trump won in 2016. I chickened out and didn't vote for him in 2016 because I was scared that my spouse and friends would find out. On election night everyone around me was upset. (I live in a blue state) Some people were even crying but I felt a sense of relief that he won. Then a couple of weeks later I heard that Trump doesn't drink and I realized that if he can manage all the attacks on him sober, I had no reason to not be present in my own life. That was four years ago today. After 27 years of drinking I broke the cycle.
Edit: Thank you for the outpouring of love. It truly is humbling. God bless you pedes.
Wow Brother. My story is similar. I was fulfilling a lifelong dream of back-backing Asia. I was 37ish. 20+ years of drinking pretty heavily. And after about a year and a half tramping around Asia, the booze took over.
I was in full on "Leaving Los Vegas" bad. First thing in the morning, dehydrated as heck, couldn't even drink water without puking it back up. Had to drop at least 20 ounces of Vodka just to get to the breakfast table. I was bad.
Then in Northern Vietnam, on a bus full of other Westerners from Europe mostly, they announced Trump had won. Everyone looked at me with contempt (I was the only American), they all hated the man. I didn't care to much for politics at the time but I was starting to be a Trump fan.
Then over the next few weeks I start reading about Mr. Trump, trying to find out more about him and I come across how he never drank in his life. I was shocked. I suffered my whole life with alcohol and after reading about that - It was exactly what I needed. I called my mother back in Washington state, came clean to her and was on a plane and checked into the most amazing "get well place."
Christmas week, this year will be 4 years for me. All thanks to a man I didn't even really know at the time.
Add to that, Trump and this MAGA movement, opening my eyes; I asked God back into my life about 6 months back.
What's happening truly is beautiful. I didn't mean to hijack you post, I just really got excited seeing another human share a story with such similarities to mine. And heck yeah on your 4 years sober! That's an amazing thing. I pray it is the first 4 years of many more to come for you.