So close yet still so far away...
So close yet still so far away...
I have posted in the past that I keep trying to quit completely, but have a hard go at it because I work in the alcohol industry. I'm actually doing better. I don't drink every day, or drink through the whole weekend like I once did, but I'm not where I want to be. I still drink to get drunk. It's the only way I want to drink. I still drink until its all gone. I still get drunk and start arguments with my wife. Now, when she drinks, she'll start fights with me! My behavior is rubbing off on her. I want to make a renewed commitment to being sober. Not just for myself, but for my wife and kids too. I want to be a better husband, father, friend and employee. So I've come here hoping to make some friends, keep them, and get on with a sober life. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
I agree! I keep making plans, only to have them derail. I'm a 3-5 day guy. I quit, go 3-5 days, then rationalize my way into a night of drinking. Longest I've gone in years is 14 days straight. I need to get this in my rearview. I feel I'm close, but it seems so far away
That's where support was important for me, alone with my own thoughts in isolation after a few days would lead me down the same path!!
I needed something outside myself to instead "derail" what my mind was trying to convince me of, and that meant seeking a second opinion on things, SR is a great place for that, plenty of likeminded people, a place to keep us grounded and committed to our resolve, when our own minds would otherwise have us pick up alcohol again!!
I needed something outside myself to instead "derail" what my mind was trying to convince me of, and that meant seeking a second opinion on things, SR is a great place for that, plenty of likeminded people, a place to keep us grounded and committed to our resolve, when our own minds would otherwise have us pick up alcohol again!!
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