UpDownAround,

I can totally relate to your future fantasy. I have a similar one. It's me sitting in front of a roaring fire, in a cabin in the woods in the fall, with a cat asleep on my lap and a glass of whiskey.

I'm no expert on recovery, so take this with a bag of salt, but whenever that thought pops into my head, I just go, "That's 20 years from now. Just concentrate on not drinking today." And since that literally takes most of my energy I'm ok. Who knows what you'll feel like in 5 years, you may not want to drink, you may feel it's ok to. The main thing is focussing on staying sober today, That's one thing I absolutely agree on with AA.

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