Originally Posted by
Lionhearted1 
Iam 31 and an alcoholic I have been trying to quit for a long long time but I never follow through with it I never commit and I feel I will never be able to do it!!!
I just want to hear for anyone who thought it was impossible but now are sober I just need a little light at the end of the tunnel..
I will go back to aa and stay this time as I can't continue on this path it's too painful my way...
I must have joined SR within a month of you. When I found this place I really didn't know if there could be a life for me after alcohol. I didn't know if anyone that drank as much as me for as long as me would be able to change. At a minimum I was resigned to seeing if I could get Antabuse or something. All I knew was I'd rather die than keep on living like I was.
Biggest fear I had was that quitting drinking would mean to stop enjoying life. I was resigned to just settling with whatever was left over.
Man, that couldn't have been more wrong! Not only was I able to stop, looking back I wasn't giving up anything. It's like a prisoner worrying he won't enjoy freedom. My life really began when I got sober.