Originally Posted by
JJB 
Hi I'm new here and it has taken me most of the day to work out how to post a new thread!!
I think i'm an alcoholic as going for a even a day without drinking is a great challenge to me.I'd really like to change this but I have to admit a life without ever drinking again sounds rather daunting. I once stopped for three months and I felt great-I lost loads of weight too but of course i thought it would be ok to just enjoy one glass of wine and.........
I've read all the books that say that for people like me drinking reasonably isn't an option (i'm so jealous of those who can!) so i'm hoping to try to give up for good.
I'm really impressed by many of the posts i've already read on the site.You seem like a great team
Hi...I just joined the site a couple of days ago, and I have really gotten alot of good advice and support ...I also stopped drinking for a bit awhile back (1 month to be exact), I also lost weight some weight, God knows how fattening alcohol can be...but like you said...I allowed myself one drink and that started it again...I was able to maintain not having too much until something stressful happened, and I couldn't deal with the emotion, so I went back to drinking daily...I don't think at this point I can think about my whole life without a drink...I can't even think about waking up and not having one just to get that initial buzz to get my day started...I've been doing good for 5 days now though...The more I post and read here, the more hope I get...Good luck
