Sober for 1000 days

Many of my friends and colleagues were happy about that I drink again. And I love it. I enjoy the time with my colleagues, the discussions, the pleasure, the fun together while have one or two bottles of wine.
Especially one relation to a colleague were important. We are good friends and we are both alcoholics. Often we had some jobs together, often we are on business trips. Staying for two, three days abroad, and dive in every bar we found.
Over that eight years I made a good career and had many success with my work as programmer. I was not only a good programmer, I was a good sale and entertainer too.
Behind that I suffer a lot due my problems with my wife. This problems exists since we were married. It’s not the place here, to discuss this. But one can say: It is a very unholy combination, to have a difficult relation and a problem with alcohol too. Both parts are destroying every possible path for a solution in the respective part. It was toxic.
In those days I drank everyday. At least twice the week I drunk too much.
In the sixth year of this period I was charged to a leading position. I was used to drink half a bottle wine for lunch and start boozing in the evening. At the weekends I drunk still I fell in bed.
In the seventh year I stop smoking. A funny idea. To stop drinking would be more clever. But today, I’m happy to be a Non-smoker.
And then, after eight years, my reason succeed. I saw that I struggle again with my drinking behavior. I remembered my withdrawal more than ten years ago. I knew, that is the onliest way.
So I stop again. From on day to the next. My goal was: Stop drinking for exactly one year. I take my last drink on Sylvester 2011 went to bed and began my year free of alcohol.