Fordhayes
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I was aware that if I didn’t stop drinking, it would eventually lead to my demise. At the age of 12, my friends and I began drinking a few times a month. By the time I was 15, it had become a weekly occurrence. Over time, I became a daily drinker. Despite being an alcoholic, I always managed to attend work and achieve success. I never drank in the morning but would stop at a gas station and have a few drinks on my way home. For approximately seven years, I would consume around 12 beers if I had work the following day, while on my days off, I would drink more than 20.
The root cause of my daily drinking was a severe shoulder injury I sustained at the age of 21, which caused immense pain. To numb the discomfort, I began drinking every night. Prior to this injury, I binge drank twice a week. Subsequently, a few other injuries followed, further reinforcing my daily drinking habits. Eventually I healed most of my injuries, but developed severe anxiety and even experienced panic attacks that resulted in emergency room visits due to thinking I was dying. Realizing the urgent need for significant change in my life, I decided to quit drinking. Within the next six months, my anxiety levels significantly decreased. This alone has made choosing not to drink an effortless decision. Life with severe anxiety is a living hell, and my alcohol consumption exacerbated my baseline anxiety levels. I have made a firm commitment to never drink again. I am incapable of moderation with alcohol, and it is essentially poison.
