Good morning steemit. As I drink my coffee, I have something to say. And I'm proud of my life changing decision.
It may not seem like an achievement to some people. But I have battled for years with alcohol. April 21, 2017 is when I decided to give up alcohol. I won't go into too much depth about myself. But I will tell a little.
I have been drinking every single day for years. I knew it was unhealthy. But I didn't really think I had a problem. I wasn't a violent drunk. It didn't really affect my parenting, aside from being tired in the morning. But it affected the way my brain functions and was killing my insides. Physically and emotionally.
Alcohol was always there to help me bury my bad memories an experiences and guilt. It would help me sleep. The crazy thing is, all the pain it helped to hide, it was only temporary. I would have to keep drinking to keep feeling it.
So I made the decision to quit. The first week was horrible. Felt like I was being ripped out of my body. But then I started to physically feel better. Now, the past couple months, I have memory loss, and I just have a hard time remembering things. But I read about the affects of recovetyt and they say that it's normal.
But, all of the pain and depression has come back. I used to have issues with nightmares, and they are back too. It's all good though. I'm beating this thing. I will be around for my kids for a long time. I won't be weak again. They need me. I meed them. This is for my family.
My name is Tommy. I'm a recovering alcoholic. I have now found a new healthier addiction here on steemit.
Thank you for reading.
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