Life Beyond Food and Drinks ? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug ...

Dear friends, a new addict here, a less popular one perhaps or as common as everyone, not good with labels and definitions either

I am 45 and raised in a Mediterranean society where food&drinks is a unique lifestyle, a nation of tavern drunks I guess. Since then, my culinary curiosities have made me an amateur cook and international food&drink addict

I cannot drink without good food and I don't enjoy good food without drinking.

I am now reaching the point of alcohol causing me problems. I have become more aggressive to little nuisances (like tailgaters, rude people, neighbors) to the point of picking up fights even in the street. Recently I also had my first DUI.

Don't know how to approach my problem really yet...moderation doesn't seem to work for me neither for food nor for drinks. I am addicted to a 24 ounce rare rib eye stake as much as I am to a bottle of expensive wine. Addicted to greek meze (tapas) to the point of refusing them without ouzo and refusing ouzo without the tapas. I just cannot eat sushi without sake or drink sake straight.

I thought I could control both but I can't. I am now overweight and an alcoholic. I am about to get into recovery but the docs say there is no turning back, no hope of moderation...it's all or nothing

The thought of leaving all my cooking and culinary quests behind makes me so depressed. At the same time I need to deal with shaking off 2 pleasures, not just one, which in my opinion makes it harder.

As I am approaching rehab, I will try to make this thread more of a personal diary

Any friends wishing to share similar experiences or just say good luck, please join me in my search for balance whatever that may be

God Bless You all

Source: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/newcomers-recovery/289533-life-beyond-food-drinks.html

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