I am curious to know what your experiences were, say, in the first several days / weeks / months of quitting
i didnt puke on myself
i didnt pee my pants
i didnt get a gun pulled on me
i didnt get the crap beat outta me
i didnt have any hangovers
i admitted i had a problem and it was more than just drinking
i admitted i didnt have a clue how to fix me.
i found a group of people just like me in Aa that knew where i had been
i found out they knew what would fix me
i realized they had more experience at what worked to fix me and what wouldnt work.
the fog started lifting
i started following in their footsteps
i made it one whole day without even thinking about a drink!!!!( THAT was something i hadnt experienced in a loooong time)
at 90 days, i didnt know what had changed in me, but it was better than how i felt when i walked into AA and decided i was gonna keep goin back and doin what the big book and those people suggested.
i no longer wanted to kill myself
i actually looked at myself in the mirror!!!
i actually started liking myself!!
i wanted to help others with no expectations of anything in return( what was THAT all about???)
i became sober.