Quitting drinking

Thanks for sharing and good to hear you're at 2+ years. I'm working on my sobriety...but not tonight.

I'm afraid of the sickness now when i stop

Don't suppose it makes a lot of difference what time of day I sgop

^ stop pp

Day 1.

Nice. Look forward to you coming back tomorrow to chalk up day 2!

Day 1 here again

I can't stick the sickness anymore after the binges

Day 2 complete. Going on Day 3. Hang in there, mikehammer.

I recommend watching the CC Sabathia story. It's called Under The Grapefruit Tree. Dude drank a lot.

I was a functioning Alcoholic for 20 years. I switched from Beer to hard stuff because I felt that beer was nothing but bloating extra calories. I somehow reasoned it would be better for my running. I typically had 3-5 stiff drinks every single day . I quit last May and in hindsight I can now see how it was ruining my life. One, I was an impatient a-hole to my wife. I had no time for her stories or anything that interested her every single evening and it showed. She felt entirely alone in the marriage. Also, my memory was garbage. Keep in mind that I never really got drop down drunk because your tolerance is so high. But here is the big problem.. When you drink for a long time, the buzz is often very unfullfilling. Instead of feelling great for a couple of hours when drinking, (like those college days) it was reduced to about 20 minutes and then I was just run down and out of energy. I can only imagine how it looked to my wife. What a waste to see somebody reliant on something that was just making their life garbage. Here is a suggestion.. If you are on the fence about if you have a drinking problem. Quit for 3 weeks. And see how your life changes.

there is no good reason to drink regularly. Social events maybe 2 times a month a few drinks? sure. But daily drinking is for idiots and college kids. Grow up and take control of yourself. Quit making excuses and whining on the message board - 'it's too hard to stop' we really don't give a crap

I'm about 3.5 years without a drink. I was (am?) a functional alcoholic in that I never missed work, never missed a run, etc. due to drinking. But my thoughts were consumed by when my next drink would be. And I always needed one more stiff gin before bed. I was tired of having booze control my thoughts.

I bought this book and did the exercises. Some of them seem silly but it worked for me:

https://www.the30daysolution.com/

I learned that I cannot be a moderate drinker. I cannot have any alcohol at all. Good luck.

Never had an actual substance abuse issue, but I always have to keep myself in check. Others around will be have a glass of wine or a microbrew and say "oh, I need to stop because I'm starting to feel it," whereas my reaction to alcohol has always been "well, that's when you crack it up!"

Day 1 here. Same as many of the above, never miss work, never miss a run (but they certainly suffer quality wise) and can function but heavy drinking at least 4 nights a week, sometimes 7 for close to 20 years. I need a clear head and to be fully present with my family first and foremost. The running improvements hopefully will be a secondary gain.

Well I'll be quitting again today

The brutality and the violence of addiction never gets any easier

What did you get yourself into this time, Mike?

Best of luck my man. It can be the last time you ever wake up w/ a hangover if you choose. I hang out over at the Stop Drinking subreddit. Very supportive group over there.

donk daddy wrote:

What did you get yourself into this time, Mike?

The brutality and violence is mostly memories , death and murder in my own family

The pain of addiction is the start stop of bingeing. I can make my own and drink myself to death if I want but I don't want to die yet

Hi Mike, how goes it?

I'll do what the liquor tells me to do.