Absence as a Milestone

Hi all,

I know I haven't been living up to expectations here of a post every day. A lot of it is because I don't really have much to say these days.

One reason for that is that I'm finding that I'm not thinking about alcohol so much anymore. Yeah, I occasionally think about drinking, but it doesn't have that compulsive boost to it. I'm able to just see the thought and let it go rather than have it grab a hold of me and drive me crazy. I don't think for a minute that I'm out of the woods, but I am making progress.

I think part of it is that it's finally sinking in that drinking doesn't solve anything. Yeah, it may be a short term fix to an emotional spike, but when it wears off, you're still there having to deal with whatever problem you were trying to drink away. Tonight's AA meeting featured a reading called "Emotional Sobriety". I guess that's the goal. I know I'm not there yet. I still am sometimes a bundle of nervous anxious energy. This jobless thing is hard to take, but I'm trying to remain positive. Sometimes I succeed and other times I don't. But I still get up every morning and keep at it.

Thanks for reading.