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gravity · 05-18-2009, 01:24 PM

A moment of clarity - accepting that I am an alcoholic & I need help.

For a few years, I had tried quitting drinking on my own (willpower). I never made it past 80 days, the obsession to drink always came back.

My drinking got to the point where there was just no way to rationalize it anymore - binges were getting longer, mental & emotional deterioration. Also, I had failed miserably at moderation. My last bender - planning on going out for a couple of drinks, ended up drunk/out of control/blacked out for 60 hours. Just no way to call myself a "heavy drinker" anymore.

I also knew I could not quit on my own (from experience). AA, SR, family & friends all play a huge part in my sobriety - 17 months.

05-18-2009, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
gravity where the light is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,709	A moment of clarity - accepting that I am an alcoholic & I need help. For a few years, I had tried quitting drinking on my own (willpower). I never made it past 80 days, the obsession to drink always came back. My drinking got to the point where there was just no way to rationalize it anymore - binges were getting longer, mental & emotional deterioration. Also, I had failed miserably at moderation. My last bender - planning on going out for a couple of drinks, ended up drunk/out of control/blacked out for 60 hours. Just no way to call myself a "heavy drinker" anymore. I also knew I could not quit on my own (from experience). AA, SR, family & friends all play a huge part in my sobriety - 17 months. __________________ It's times like these you learn to live again. It's times like these you give and give again. It's times like these you learn to love again. It's times like these time and time again. Times Like These - Foo Fighters