What makes (made) any of you finally stop drinking? Why isn't just the strong desire simply enough? WHy do I drink even when I don't want to?
I stopped because it was killing me - literally.
I wanted to stop before that of course, but when push came to shove it was always easier to drink than it was not to.
What made the difference for me Jade was not willpower, or strength of desire, but acceptance - I finally accepted I could not drink like others and never would.
I accepted that drinking would always take me back to that dark, despairing frustrating place.
It took me 20 years to get to that realisation - but once I fully accepted that, I was able to start to move forward
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