Addiction & Recovery

My biggest problem with drinking was the "habit" of it all. It was part of everything I did, and I couldn't picture doing things without including it. Gameday...drink. Holiday...drink. Family dinner...drink. Weekend...drink. I started seeing a doctor to try to get my depression under control, and she eventually included a small dose of Naltrexone with my other meds, and poof, zero desire to drink. I just stopped and never looked back. It has been two-and-a-half years.

I still like a cold beer on a hot day, but there are a lot of great non-alcoholic options out there.

Now, I know AA would frown on everything I've just told you. Taking a drug is not accepting my disease, or working the steps, or some such horseshit. Drinking fake beer is just as bad as drinking beer because it still has trace amounts of alcohol in it. Well, fuck that. It works for me, and I haven't been drunk in years, and I'm healthier and happier for it. I don't think you have to suffer to make real change.

And, nobody needs to respond or comment, because I don't really give a shit. Opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.