Has this relapse felt different to you than earlier drinking? I kind of recognize that the shame many of us feel about drinking is almost worse than the impacts of alcohol itself (almost). I sometimes think about a glass of wine at dinner, but wonder if I’d have guilt afterward, rendering it ultimately unpleasant.

But I will say that some of the qualities that made me a heavy drinker (always “extra” as the kids say) also make me a substantially committed health-seeker once I refocused my goals. Once I quit drinking, there’s nothing that seems truly impossible…

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