Easilypleased

I just wanted to put this out there for anyone that is thinking about quitting the drink. I will have been sober for 2 years come next April. I know this is presumptuous but I'm confident. I was your typical problem drinker, you've heard it all before, blackouts, injuries, arguments, police cells I'm sure you get the picture. The second time I went to see my doctor and prescribed Librium he told me that unfortunately I was one of these people that cannot drink. I found this thought impossible to imagine. My life revolved around drinking. I can honestly say after 18 months sober that my main regret in life is that I didn't get sober sooner. Everything has improved at an incredible rate. Job, home, money, everything. I think the thing I'm most happy with is how proud my family are of me, especially my Mum, it was my Mum that went through it all with me and in a strange way I feel like it has made us closer than ever. So.....if anyone out there is having any doubts please please believe me when I say it's difficult at first but it will get better and it is completely 100% worth it. Whatever relationships have been damaged will mend over time. I hope this helps just one person wanting to quit.

Johno1967

Really inspirational. But how did you do it? Cold turkey, medication, 12 steps?
Really well done on 18 months.

dcrr

Great post - It has inspired me and will help me on my journey. Today is day 2 for me.
Congrats to you for nearly 2 years of sobriety!

Easilypleased

That is great news, well done for taking the 1st step and welcome to your new and better life.

Dee74

Well done EP - congratulations

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Easilypleased

How did I do it? Good question. Firstly, it's important to say I'm still doing it, it's ongoing. In all honesty, a great deal of support from my family and a burning desire not to wake up in another hospital bed with no idea how I got there. I love my Mum very much and I couldn't carry on letting her down. I read everything I could on the illness. Things improved rapidly after quitting and like I said in my first post, I just wish I'd done it sooner. A great motivator for me was to lose weight and get fit. I quit smoking at the same time as drinking which was an added bonus, for me they went hand in hand. I feel like a different person now, I've matured, I feel more intelligent and I've got more energy. Basically I'm a better person.

huntingtontx

Well done !! I loved the post. I am right behind you and love being sober. Life is better without the drink for sure.

least

Thank you for sharing! And congrats on 18 months sober.

HeadLump

Lovely post, EP, and great achievement too!

Soberwolf

Well done EP

freshstart57

Fabulous, EP, congratulations. You really do quit drinking by stopping and it does indeed take desire and support. It seems hard to believe from the inside, but it gets clearer every day once the alcohol intake stops messing up the brain. I don't think it's presumptuous in the least to believe in your success, in fact, I think it is absolutely essential. Failure is simply not an option.

Good for you. Onward with your badass self now.

Impurrfect

Great post, EP and congratulations!!

I know when people ask how I did it, I'm with you - going on 8 years clean, I'm still doing what worked for me. A bit of AA, a whole lot of SR, and a memory that recalls where I was and don't want to go back to.

18 months is fantastic, and I'm glad to hear things are going well for you!

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

PurpleKnight

Nice post!!

waynetheking

Hey ep, I can identify with a lot of what you said. I just celebrated 20 months and life has improved 1000 %. I never went to jail or the hospital. But my health was failing, the hangovers were lasting 2 days. And I was neglecting my business that ive spent 23 years making. Suicide was a viable option on a daily basis. I would not have made another 6 months drinking. Like you, im pissed at myself for not quitting earlier in life. Better late than never my friend. Sobriety is a gift. Were in remission from this terrible disease. Lets stay that way. Its amazing how when were drinking we think its the only way we can cope. How dead wrong where we.
2 weeks into sobriety I got my physical strength back.
after 1 month I was sleeping all night.
After 3 months my emotional stability resumed.
After 9 months I began to socialize again.
After a short 18 months I can now never imagine going back to drinking again.
And all I did was pray. Pray for sobriety. And god gave it to me. On a silver platter.

Easilypleased

Nice post waynetheking, sounds like we're in the same boat, let's enjoy sailing it together!

waynetheking

Im with ya buddy!