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I was once exactly how you described. I felt and experienced the same thing. i would go out and have fun I would think, and "come to" the next morning...afternoon more likely and if I was lucky at home. I usually didn't remember but a little bit of what i did the night before and very little else. As time went on that became less and less. I went thru two marriages and eventually lost custody of the two daughters i had given birth to, at the time i lost custody of my daughters that is when my drinking went from being "fun" to disastrous, even though at the time i was still "just having fun". It wasn't until i would guess I'd say maybe 1 year maybe a 1 1/2 later, I finally went to treatment to get some help. I won't say even after treatment that I quit not because treatment doesn't work cause it does I just wasn't ready to quit doing what I was doing but it definitely put me on the right path. Today I am 18 1/2 years clean. No one could tell me what I needed to hear, my ears were closed...until i was ready to hear what i needed to hear was i ready to do something different, good luck and know...You path doesn't have to be as long as mine was..

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Your genuine response means a lot to me and reinforces my desire to change. I’m so happy for you and your recovery. If it’s okay with you, I’d like to reach out to you for support, directly/privately on Connect.

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