horngrad03

Hey all. Long time reader, but first time caller. I've always been a casual drinker and managed it pretty well. I started Psychotherapy in 2018 as I started drinking more during the weekdays and became worried. It was helpful, and my Therapist was not alarmed. It turns out I also have an anxiety disorder as well. He has suggested that my drinking is one of the ways I treat it, and I think he is right. Panic attacks suck. When COVID erupted I was forced to spend a lot of time working from home, and was isolated a great deal. My drinking has been on the rise since then. I started hiding it from my wife, and it has gotten hard to go a day without a drink. the last year has been really rough. It has yet to affect my job and my relationships. I get up everyday and go to work, do it well, and am very happy overall. I'm in excellent health outside of my alcohol misuse. I exercise everyday, have learned to meditate, and have a happy marriage/home. But I know that can be Fool's gold as it is a progressive disease. I just find myself needing that poison every afternoon. I typically have 4-6 a day. My Physician does labs every 6 months and my liver enzymes are slighted elevated. He's confident that I have a fatty liver, but is not worried yet. i have a sonogram scheduled for next week. I'm officially worried and am ready to pull out all the stops. I've started researching AA meetings, have acupuncture scheduled for next week (they claim is helps?), and now I'm here. Appreciate any and all support. God Bless you all.

"Sure, we're too old to change the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of pee-pees and wee-wees on the Cat in the Hat and the Five Chinese Brothers? Doesn't HE deserve better? Look. If you think this is about overdue fines and missing books, you'd better think again."

No outcome will break my heart. Enjoy the ride and not just the destination cause it's been fun.

Vanilla Sky Hodo!

We want both of these teams to play 15 innings and exhaust their bullpens.

Scroll down to the restaurant scene on there...lol.

Yes. 1998.

This seals it. Tiger is the GOAT.

The thread for the alternates is in the Cloak Room.

Tell your douchbag friend that all of Jordan's golf balls got Covid and he had to opt out.

Surprise...Scottie is a lot tougher than this forum.

Allie Laforce.....good lord.

I'M FROM MILWAUKEE!!!!

I was in junior high at this time. There were so many of us walking around campus hitting each other with wadded up socks that the principal addressed it over morning announcements.

And those guys are never wrong!

Christ...I didn't realize we were doing another two game mid week thingy.

Never!

This makes more sense than the other response.