u/Cheap-King4146

Only 3 weeks sober, I was a beer drinker. Just beer, always told myself I wasn’t an alcoholic cause I didn’t drink hard liquor. Drinking led to less and less enjoyment of sober life. It got to the point where I was drinking at ball practices, games, school plays/concerts/ programs. Then I started to do less house projects. I’m a carpenter, I love what I do. I’d get too drunk to function or finish anything. Tasks would stack up, I’d drink to avoid being overwhelmed, I’d accomplish less and less. Then one night I swallowed a bunch of pills in a suicide attempt. Luckily they reacted with the alcohol and I threw everything up. Hospital, then the mental health unit, then 2 more weeks brought me to today.