Why Did I Stop Drinking
Here I am at 46 months sober! Dear Readers, So many people struggle with trying to stop drinking. I was one of them. It took me several years to first come to the acceptance I had to stop, and then trying to stop. This was not easy. Below is my story. It might be similar to your story. I am sharing it in hopes it might help someone today. I have been sober since September 4, 2014. I never thought I would grow up and develop a drinking problem. I was an average Midwest girl who loved riding her bike, hanging out with friends, and reading. I didn’t start to drink early in life. In fact, I didn’t drink until I was 20. But when I did drink, it was a lot. I was a binge drinker from the very start. There were alcoholics in the family, but I didn’t know that at the time. My mother’s sisters, my father, and my grandfather, all had drinking problems. I didn’t have an easy life health wise. I suspect that some of my problems with drinking were a result of not kn
