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Wasn't going to post that
I'm a little over one week sober.
I would have 3-6 beers every evening at least 4 days a week and I would floorboard it on the weekends. This went on for roughly 15 years.
I started developing some digestive issues as of late and finally came to my senses and decided enough is enough.
The way I see it, I packed more drinkin into 15 years than most people do in a lifetime and since I've gotten my lifetime quota of drinks outta the way I can now move on with the better part of my life.
Sentence served....
Thanks for all the help! I'm not sure I would have made the first step without finding this place.
I would have 3-6 beers every evening at least 4 days a week and I would floorboard it on the weekends. This went on for roughly 15 years.
I started developing some digestive issues as of late and finally came to my senses and decided enough is enough.
The way I see it, I packed more drinkin into 15 years than most people do in a lifetime and since I've gotten my lifetime quota of drinks outta the way I can now move on with the better part of my life.
Sentence served....
Thanks for all the help! I'm not sure I would have made the first step without finding this place.
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one week is pretty friggen huge congrats! sobering up has its mile stones 1 day 1 week 1 friday night 1 saturday night 1 good day 1 bad day 1 holiday sober etc.. they add up saying no to an excuse to drink again and again and again seals the deal and we can remain sober! good job.
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Originally Posted by jdooner 
Congrats on the one week and more importantly this realization. So what is your plan to stay quit?
It's a practice in willpower, impulse control and self discipline. I am trying to relearn and practice these things every minute and it's been tough!
My plan is simply this, I do not have to drink today. If and when I think I do need to drink I tell myself I don't need to fight it, just don't act on it. Simply do nothing, nothing at all. It always passes and it is working so far.
Yea, I know it's early in the game but the above has been working for me, I also know I'll have some tougher days.
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Originally Posted by pulltight
Well, I'm looking at this as a lifestyle change, and stopping drinking is just part of a larger picture and not always my main focus.
It's a practice in willpower, impulse control and self discipline. I am trying to relearn and practice these things every minute and it's been tough!
My plan is simply this, I do not have to drink today. If and when I think I do need to drink I tell myself I don't need to fight it, just don't act on it. Simply do nothing, nothing at all. It always passes and it is working so far.
Yea, I know it's early in the game but the above has been working for me, I also know I'll have some tougher days.
It's a practice in willpower, impulse control and self discipline. I am trying to relearn and practice these things every minute and it's been tough!
My plan is simply this, I do not have to drink today. If and when I think I do need to drink I tell myself I don't need to fight it, just don't act on it. Simply do nothing, nothing at all. It always passes and it is working so far.
Yea, I know it's early in the game but the above has been working for me, I also know I'll have some tougher days.
You seem to have a strong belief in self, something I believe is a good predictor of success. If things get shaky or panicky for you, you can always go back to this belief. You will succeed if you only but believe you can. Onward!
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