Day 86
This is my third attempt at quitting drinking since 2010. I'm pretty good at remembering dates, so the other day I sat down and figured out how long each lasted. By coincidence, it turns out that each of my first two attempts ended on day 85.
Today is day 86 for me. As much as I wish I had simply been successful the first time, I can at least say that the lessons I learned from those first two attempts have helped me greatly. All of the standard excuses I used ("I'll just drink this one time"... "I'll only drink on THIS vacation"... "I've shown I can get it under control, so now I'll just drink on the weekends" etc.) were proven false as both times I eventually ended up right back where I began. Those failures are now constant reminders to me that the only option is permanant abstinence.
Reading SR on a regular basis has been a big part of this as well, so I wanted to say thank you to the forum as I continue to move forward in these uncharted waters!