I gave up drinking for 3 months and my life got worse. Sacked from job for "lack of vitality". Mrs left me cos, "I got boring". My kids said, "I used to be fun".
The reality is for most heavy drinkers the negatives that come with the demon are offset by the positives.
Contrary to popular narratives alcohol saves more peoples lives every year than sobriety.
Is this a bad paraphrase of a George Thorogood song? It’s far, far from accurate.
Woke up this morning after not drinking and felt so good. Just remember that no matter how much you want to drink the night before it will feel so much better to wake up and have a coffee or tea in the morning.
Bonus is I have tons of kids’ sports and it makes it so much more fun.
but you can substitute anything from searching for new records to hiking a canyon.
Nice work! I’m new to this thread, have never had any addiction issues, but lost my best friend to it.
Anyway, know that some anonymous guy on the internet finds you inspiring and is hoping for the best for you.
Condolences. You don't need to have any sort of problem to post here. This is one of the very few threads that is positive on this forum. It's a great place to practice compassion.
I would love to stop but I keep falling back into the habits that have me drink. Frankly, I can't just have one drink. It's impacting my health (fatty liver), my job performance and relationships. My wife doesn't have a problem. She enjoys a cocktail in the evening but stops at one. Then I push it until nearly blackout at times. I'm ready for a healthy change. I don't want to continue like this. Ugh. Sick and Tired
You’re moving along. “Would love to” is stronger now with “ready.” It’s time. What might work for you to get yourself on the right track? You can do it!
I would love to stop but I keep falling back into the habits that have me drink. Frankly, I can't just have one drink. It's impacting my health (fatty liver), my job performance and relationships. My wife doesn't have a problem. She enjoys a cocktail in the evening but stops at one. Then I push it until nearly blackout at times. I'm ready for a healthy change. I don't want to continue like this. Ugh. Sick and Tired
I feel this. A bad liver reading at 30 years old scared me enough to stop a couple months ago. My fiancé doesn't have an addictive bone in her body, and I can never stop at 1. Gotta at least get to 3 but probably 4. Then I text my weed guy. Sobriety isn't easy but it's better than being in that addictive cycle. I feel your pain
11 more days will mark 34 years. quit drinking once and it has held. quitting smoking was another story but I accomplished that too. never missed either one. whatever you do with new found time will be better.
I would love to stop but I keep falling back into the habits that have me drink. Frankly, I can't just have one drink. It's impacting my health (fatty liver), my job performance and relationships. My wife doesn't have a problem. She enjoys a cocktail in the evening but stops at one. Then I push it until nearly blackout at times. I'm ready for a healthy change. I don't want to continue like this. Ugh. Sick and Tired
"sick and tired" is what I wrote in my journal the day I decided to stop. If it helps ... the last six weeks w/o alcohol have been some of the best weeks of running I have had in years. Use that as a motivator!