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I don’t know about you, but the holidays are the toughest time for me to stay sober. There’s nothing more comforting than a glass of wine or champagne to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, or to ring in the New Year. Maybe it has something to do with the association between wine and food, and there’s so much of both this time of year.
There is no cure for alcoholism. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. It’s a chronic disease. But it can be confusing to some why us alcoholics always refer to ourselves as recovering even if we’ve been sober a long time. We alcoholics have dark pasts. Some of us have attempted suicide. Stolen. Ostracized people. Acted out sexually. Even exhibited violent behaviors. These acts can never be undone. So an addict or alcoholic is constantly in need of setting things straight.
On Superbowl Sunday 2012, I sat down with my last six-pack of beer. I think I took it easy since I knew I was going to rehab the next day. I also admitted I was an alcoholic.
Bradley Cooper doesn’t touch the stuff. Neither does Eminem. Jennifer Hudson has never had a drink in her life. Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t partake anymore either. Jennifer Lopez. Ewan McGregor. Colin Farrell. Tobey Macguire. Ben Affleck. All of them sober.
This was the year I turned the corner on my life after seven years lost due to alcohol and drugs.
