Hey there everyone!

I know there is an check-in thread in addictions for this sort of thing, but I would like to reach out to my bipolar friends who are suffering with alcoholism.

All my life I have struggled with alcohol. The hardest time was in my late 20's and early 30s when I finally accepted my bipolar diagnoses and drank myself into oblivion because I thought all was hopeless. I remember there were times where I even left therapy to head to the liquor store and then home to my bed.

Anyway, I hit 4 months sober recently, only to fall into old patterns by having some wine and beers the other day. So now I am on day two sober, since it has started all over again. I really want to make a go of my sobriety, and not have to depend on alcohol anymore.

So for all my bipolar friends I ask you, have you struggled with alcohol? How did you overcome it? Are you struggling now? And also I am going to use this thread as a check-in for myself for my sober days.

Hope everyone is having a good day!