Originally Posted by binger33

I'm attempting sobriety for the first time in my life since beginning to drink. And as much as this website is helping me, it also has me worried that next to no one is able to quit the first time they try. A lot of people have said falling off the wagon is just part of the process. Do people really believe this? Because it really is a shot to my confidence in trying to break the habit. Can anyone on here attest to being able to quit and not looking back at their first attempt? I could really use the encouragement.