I’m very happy for you, but I want to share some of my own personal experience. I dried out for about six months and thought it was all good and I could go back to drinking like a normal person. Within a few weeks I was back to my old ways of hiding liquor.
I won’t presume that you were as bad as I was, or that you need to do it forever. I only suggest you buy/borrow the “Alcoholics Anonymous” book, and read it for yourself. If it resonates with you, or if you read it and say “that doesn’t describe me”, then good either way.
Honestly I wish you the best of luck with whatever course of action you decide to do. If I could prevent someone else from experiencing the personal hell that was total confusion, oblivion, shame, and pain that came from being unable to stop drinking, I would. Sometimes people just need a break, but I needed to give it up for good.
I’m very happy for you, but I want to share some of my own personal experience. I dried out for about six months and thought it was all good and I could go back to drinking like a normal person. Within a few weeks I was back to my old ways of hiding liquor.
I won’t presume that you were as bad as I was, or that you need to do it forever. I only suggest you buy/borrow the “Alcoholics Anonymous” book, and read it for yourself. If it resonates with you, or if you read it and say “that doesn’t describe me”, then good either way.
I haven’t taken that into consideration, thank you for that. That’s why I come here.
Honestly I wish you the best of luck with whatever course of action you decide to do. If I could prevent someone else from experiencing the personal hell that was total confusion, oblivion, shame, and pain that came from being unable to stop drinking, I would. Sometimes people just need a break, but I needed to give it up for good.
Thank you. I’m taking these 6 months to figure out what’s best for me.