I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drinking problem

Re:I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drink... by biftek on Friday March 28, 2014 @10:55AM (#7487636)

Biggest thing for me was learning to get up early, and sticking with a schedule even on weekends.

A lot of us have the privilege of working flexible hours and for me that meant getting hammered and showing up to work at 11am still a bit hungover. I now show up to work at 9 and leave by 6, and don't go out with my old drinking buddies. Likewise I don’t try to pull crazy hours because that shit stresses me out and I cope with that by drinking/recreational drug use.

I've wanted to write more about this topic but never have the courage, in part because I still drink sparingly and am not sure that makes me an authority.

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Re:I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drink... by aestra on Friday March 28, 2014 @02:21PM (#7489016)

> I still drink sparingly and am not sure that makes me an authority.

Don't worry, there are a number of ex-problem drinkers that can and do practice moderation. Some can, some can't. Some need abstinence, some don't. Your experience is not abnormal.

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Re:I am a successful software dev but I have a serious drink... by bobdvb on Sunday March 30, 2014 @12:49PM (#7496770)

I've skirted around alcoholism in my past, but once I recognised why I was drinking and asked myself why I was drinking I realised I could drink but as long as I didn't 'need' it.

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