[Schmidty]

Thanks everybody. It hasn't been easy, but it's getting easier by the day.

It's weird. I never even drank alcohol until I was 27 years old, and even then it started as an occasional thing. Suddenly, in the past few years, it became an everyday thing. Large quantities too (bottle or two of wine a freaking day when I quit). I subconciously planned my day around when I would have a chance to be home to drink. I didn't look like a drunk, and no one would have known I was unless they saw me at home in the evenings. I guess I was what they call a functunal drunk, but in acctuality, I was a husk of the person I truly am.

Without going on an on, I just want to say that it feels amazing to be "reborn" like this. It's wonderful.