You're smarter than I was! I didn't try to get sober until I was 35, after some 15 yrs of being a high-functioning alcoholic. I was in an inpatient rehab center. You're doing this on your own? Bless you, dear heart, if you are. That's tough. It gets lonely & scary. It helps if you can have someone with you, to keep letting you know you'll be okay.

Depending on what level of blood alcohol you're dealing with, you need to be ready for the possibility of things like seizures. Which can happen during withdrawal.

Even now, at 65, staying sober is still a day at a time thing for me. I don't think about it a lot, but I still take it a day at a time. And when times get really stressful, that may go down to an hour at a time.

I love being sober now, though, & AA is still part of my life. It's all pretty seamless at this point. I have a support network including friends, my medical doctor, others, whom I call on when needed. They know what they have to do &, always, they do it.

Celebrate each day. If I can help, I'd be delighted.


Roadrunner