Today I decided enough is enough......
I have been drinking since about 16 years old I'm now 28 years old. I'm not an "alcoholic" by true definition, but a functioning alcoholic. I mean that I still hold down a job, family and I do all that well. I just have an issue with alcohol just like dip I can't just have 1.... I don't drink to be social or have a good time I drink to get fucked up and at this point I'm a seasoned veteran so it takes a lot of booze...
I think I continued with my drinking for so long because I used it as an outlet for built up frustration and emotional train wrecks I avoid. I have an extremely stressful job dealing with death and generally terrible things happening to people day in and day out as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher. Add to that 12 years of service to a fairly busy volunteer Fire career where instead of just being on the phone I get to see those horrors first hand.
Now I would not trade any of what I do for the world because I'm 99.9% sure I was put on this earth to help people and I do it well.... I just need to focus some of that help on myself since I'm destroying my life slowly.
I have an amazing wife who is extremely supportive (I don't see how) just last night we were hanging out and we spent some great time together, but she had to work in the morning and went to bed early. I'm a night shift worker so I cannot sleep when I'm off.....Guess what I'm normally doing you got it throwing back some drinks.
I took my final drink last night because since I have joined KTC I have had my eyes opened wide and I can now see the destruction I'm causing.
I'm scared I will lose my wife because I spend less and less time with her at night just to get hammered.
I'm scared eventually it will get out of control even more and affect my job to the point I would be left go.
I'm scared my children will think it is ok since they have watched Daddy do this for so long.
I'm scared of starting all over after throwing away everything I worked so hard for.
IÂ’m tired of being fucking scared and I'm taking back control today!!!!