Hi. I'm a little bit more sober since I posted this thread but...

Yes, I do think I'm an alcoholic @sarahsweets, thanks. Actually, I know I'm an alcoholic. An alcoholic in the sense that, once I put a drink into my system, away I go on a binge, quite knowingly. I've known since a teen that that's the way I drink. I don't try to have one or two drinks - that's for normal drinkers.

But I'm usually abstinent then I binge after a few weeks or months.

Ever since a youth, I've struggled also with anxiety, you see. The medical system hasn't been able to help me much over the years with that, but I know it's the underlying reason for the drinking. Alcohol, my friend, gives me a relief - and then a terrible depressive hangover. It's a catch 22.

What do you do to stay sober, sarahsweets? Do you have a daily program of some sort?

And also do you suffer from anxiety?