Renarde

My liver hurt all the time. I was mentally checking out of life.

Kathleen41

My relationships were falling apart, my professional performance was declining, I felt angry or ashamed constantly, I was convinced that suicide was the only answer to my daily drinking misery.

Then I had a moment of clarity, and thought "Why not really try to quit drinking with AA?" Before I commit suicide, ya know? Like, what do I have to lose? It's pretty bad when suicide seems like a rational solution!! I was so sick that it seemed like a better idea than working on a recovery program.

JustODAAT

I was blacking out more and more frequently, was tired of the shame, did some reading and realized I was progressively moving towards even darker times.

lommey

It was just a wake up dont no who sent it to me in my dream but thank u. I no longer wa t my friends to go away so I can drink in secret. Thats a laugh cause they all no im a wino drunk alcho but now on day 5 sober

pinkdog

Dear fixable, it is fixable. I quit because I was tired of being sick.

Bender

......Ditto!

2livesin1

i was sick and tired of the pain and suffering

soberhawk

I did see what alcohol was doing to me and how I was using it.

mecanix

My Grandma died and i all i could think about was how i could engineer a binge from it and how long i might be able to have off from work in which to drink .

Bestwishes, m

Linz

I stopped back in March because of a positive pregnancy test. That is the only thing that has ever made me stop.

TopFlight

Woke up the next day after a alcohol and drug binge from the night before. Laid in my bed upwards of 4 hours drenched in sweat with my heart racing contemplating whether I should goto the ER. At that moment I told myself "ill never put myself in this position again, I'm done"........Two and a half months later, I've stuck to my word and continue to go strong.

caboblanco

my doctor asked me if i was drinking a lot.

lillyknitting

Got sick & tired of feeling sick & tired.

55438

Fear made me quit. Love keeps me sober.

Carbonized

For what i intend to do to i need an absolutely clear head and be to able to lock on, focus, and concentrate nothing but the work for periods as long as 24-30 hours nonstop. Impossible do to with alcohol.

Vlad

I came home from work and was on my usual 3rd or 4th or 9th cocktail. My kids were building a boat out of sticks, leaves, and whatever they could find in the yard to float on a pond next to the house. Through the screen door I overheard my daughter ask my son if they should come get Dad to help. My son answered "He won't be able to. He's already started his adult beverages." It broke my heart. Like I had been shot. I boxed up the bar and threw it in the HOA dumpster that night.

jaynie04

I woke up one morning and decided I didn't want to live like that anymore. I remember sitting in bed, with the shades drawn, and hearing my daughter on the back patio. I got online and googled substance abuse therapist. 2 weeks later I was on a plane across the country to inpatient rehab for a month.

I believe I was going to die if I kept going.

gaffo

All the usual reasons weren't enough. It took a couple of kids. A friend of mine just barely managed to avoid a "Reckless Child Endangerment" charge and it was a real wake up call. Sh*t happens and someone needs to be able to drive to the doctor--me!

I'm still discovering other reasons that I quit.

DarkDespair

Hey,

I decided to quit because I realised that I was going to destroy/kill me if I kept drinking. I'm only 22, so whether that would be in 5 or in 25 years, who knows, but it would most certainly be the result if I kept going. Also reading and watching a lot about heavy drinking and alcoholism and realising that people do die from this **** in their 20's had a very strong impact on me. I'm only on day 74 so far, but it is totally worth it and I hope that I can keep it up. There were several incidents like waking up in a drunk tank at the police with vomit all over the place and stuff, but I continued drinking afterwards. The last year or so, I nearly always blacked out and I started experiencing first withdrawal symptoms, so the whole thing became more and more a pain in the arse.

Bottom line is the realisation that alcohol is one of the most dangerous and deadly drugs out there and that I'm addicted to it.

Destinee1

I stopped because I was sick of being sick and I now have pancreatitis and if I drink every again it could kill me. I wish I would have stopped sooner.