Oh self medicating and being bipolar go hand in hand.

I drank for years and years consistently. I drank when I was bored. I drank when I was not bored. I drank when I was happy. I drank when I was not happy. I drank for the sake of drinking.

Then "The Gambler" came in to my life. An ex-gambling addict with 5 years under his belt. The conversations we had shook me to my core. "Just get through a minute". he said. Then that turns into an hour, then a day. We cannot be slaves to this. We can't let it conquer us. We are much stronger than all that nonsense.

"Accept the things I cannot change, accept the things I can change and the wisdom to know the difference"

I am an alcoholic. I accept that. Will I be an alcoholic for the rest of my life? That I can change, and I accept that as well. The difference is between the two is that I am making my future a better one by not giving in. And you can too.

111 days sober!