It has been a real challenge for me to quit drinking long term. I started drinking and smoking pot in high school. Black out drunk was my mode of operating and it got much worse in college. I drank almost every weekend and almost always blacking out. After college my drinking slowed but still had a blackout binge every few months. Over the past few years, it seems a blackout binge 1-2 a month. Never been a daily drinker. I am now 31 and have visited SR for a few years and haven't managed to quit alcohol for good. I just returned to this site and am recommitting to posting every day and putting a serious plan together to quit.
I know this peer support and community works because I've been over two years tobacco free with the help of a similar community. I'm very happy to be back and hope more people will sign up to join us on this sobriety journey. It takes effort, discipline, and courage and we all have the capacity to be sober.