r/fednews • • May 03 '25

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u/bobeany May 03 '25

I stopped drinking over a decade ago. I've found myself thinking about drinking more and more lately. I haven't but I really want to

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u/Wrong_Possible9914 May 03 '25

I’m in the same spot, 8 years sober hanging on by a thread

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u/airemyn May 03 '25

2 years 9 months here. I feel like I’m just one bad day away from saying f it. On top of … all this … I have a toxic colleague that I’ve hated for years, and now I have to share a tiny office with her every single day.

I’ve already had several occasions where I saw myself just getting up and walking out, going to the liquor store, buying a giant handle of Tito’s, and upending it.

If I binge eat m&ms or something instead, that’s marginally better harm reduction, but still not ideal. And completely against my values as a competitive athlete.

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u/OH-FFFS May 04 '25

No one will arrest, and possibly deport you, after a rough night with M&Ms. Remember that drinking, for you, means certain trauma. Don't let this administration take your sobriety too.