1 Year

After many attempts, my wife and I both had our last drink on 12/25/2020. I have been reading posts in this community for almost 10 years now and I'm happy to have found the path for myself.

1 year always seemed such a daunting goal. In my previous attempts I would make it weeks or even months but I was drawn back in. What finally clicked for me was not focusing on all the problems alcohol caused for me, but learning that my problem was all the ways I used alcohol as a solution.

Whenever I was bored, stressed, frustrated, or anxious I saw alcohol as the way to mend. It did in its one way that it can. It numbed me. It removed the emotion but never touched the source. That tricked me for a long time. Letting go that its remedy had any value for me broke the spell.

Wishing everyone courage, strength and peace to all on their own journeys.

IWNDWYT