re: I made the decision to go sober today.

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Thanks for any advice y’all may have

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Good for you.

Alcohol is some evil stuff, man. I know a lot of people enjoy it and if they can control it, then great. But it can so easily ruin not just your life but a lot of others.

My grandfather was driving home drunk from Dauphin Island one night and t-boned a car, killing a dad and his two sons. He went to prison for manslaughter and died there. At one time he was the mayor of his town and the owner of a successful trucking business.

My dad had a stretch in his life when he had to live alone for professional reasons. When I was growing up he always drank but my mom kept him in check and it never really got out of hand. Without her around, though, it got a grip on him that he was never able to get out of and the last ten years or so of his life were pure misery for him and my mom. At one time he was a successful high school football coach who won multiple state championships.

Ironically, my dad told me when I was a teenager that if I ever came home with alcohol on my breath he would tear my arse up, so I never did. My mother never touched it and those two influences lead to me never drinking at all, which I’m thankful for.

IMO, the only way to get out of its grip once it has you is a tremendous amount of discipline and finding something else to focus on that keeps you occupied and gives you fulfillment.

Good luck!