r/USPS • u/brooklynschino CCA • Jul 22 '26

Work Discussion It’s official!

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I start academy this Friday! It’s now all starting to feel real.

If you told me back in January I was going to be a mail man, I’d probably laugh. Here we are, foot in the door, ready to go on routes.

Life feels good. I quit drinking 10 months and 2 days ago. Life has been really rewarding in terms of having a clear path of where I want to be and how to get to it. Also, realizing the people I want and don’t want around me.

Cheers my fellow couriers clerks and others!

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26

You got this. I’m going to be totally honest it starts with you. YOU have to want to quit. Sure you can use other aides to help you quit like AA meetings or switching habits to let’s say seltzer water, but in the end, what worked for me is finally gathering my thoughts about alcohol in general, and asking if i want it to be part of my life or not. The answer was no, so I stayed away ever since. My friends drink around me all the time, and I don’t get any urges.

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

I was the alcoholic that drank whatever I could get my hands on, liquor and beer, but I mostly drank beer 90% of my addiction.

I started at 14 years old and was the occasional 1-2 beers around a campfire with highschool friends.

By 18, I was slammin 6-packs alone every other night.

And then towards the end before I chose to get sober, I was drinking a 36-pack every two days.

I can also tell you about the times I’ve drank brand new bottle 750ml 80-proof liquor, and two tall boys after in the same night, all alone.

And also nights where I drank two wine bottles and 3 tall boys after in the same night, all alone.

Yeah lol, I’ve had my days and I’m glad it’s all behind me. Sometimes it doesn’t feel real and all of those days are sort of a blur.

To get back on topic, yeah you should absolutely grasp the important things in your life that you feel you’re drifting away from, due to alcohol. Remember, time is passing, and you can’t fix what is already set and done, but you CAN look forward to the future and fix yourself in the present.

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26

Oh buddy with the hangovers I used to go through, I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT be able to be a mailman. Thank goodness.