How much has alcohol held you back from achieving your goals? Wasting your life away.

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You've been on sr for 24 hours. Are you detoxing? Drinking? How's it going? Yes, alcohol impairs your health and messes with your attitude, but you can get your life back! Your life is not wasted. You have many more years to live and laugh and love. I hope you share some of your sober journey here. I know it seems impossible now, but you really can do this!

Had a professional detox in 2007, 2009, and 2011. They've given up on me and telling me to taper down. Impossible.

It costs them a lot and i've relapsed everytime. They don't wanna know, so i'm on my own.

Not impossible. You're here on sr. Read some of our stories. We're just like you.

Btw i finally did quit drinking, but tapering was beyond my capability.

I am alone too. And old. And you can get sober. The alternative is just too awful over time. Your life is important!

My girlfriend or should I say quit many times with benzos and without but she doesn't live in a ******** and has a kid to look after.

She can quit ct and doesn't crave it.

Her place isn't a tip.

I tapered many times, then increased many times thereafter. I know one of my fears was what would happen if I quit cold turkey, and that just kept me in the taper-increase cycle. Finally went to the GP who prescribed medication to help. The cost was shocking until I realized I paid less for a month's supply of meds than I was for three days' worth of alcohol.

We can do this.

Have you called Samaritans or AA yet? They will never "give up" on anyone who wants help quitting. Either will SR.

You have quit before, several times, so you can do it again. The question now is whether you are willing to do it or not.

Samaritans no help. I'm not suicidal. AA just tell me to go to meetings but how can I waking up depressed, energy gone no motivation.

I can't be bothered to even make something to eat or catch a bus.

I only shave when needed but do shower everyday because i don't want to smell like a tramp.

I quit at 47 with a solid 30 plus years of drinking.
I couldn't afford rehab and I detoxed at home alone on my own,
which wasn't wise, but what I needed to do to keep my job.

You can taper and quit if you are motivated to do it.
I remember how hopeless I felt too and like it was too late.
But it isn't.

Still, you have to want it enough to quit finding reasons you can't begin
and just begin. We've all been there and know how hard it is,
but unless you have the drive to actually take some action
things won't change.

sunnys, I really hope you take that first little step and begin the process.
You can do it, and we can support you.

You can, just like lots of us did. You do it by scratching and clawing your way out of the hole you are in. You can always find excuses why you cannot or won't do something...but you quit using those.

You describe it well, Scott!

You mean, you choose to keep drinking instead of doing those things and fighting. You can choose otherwise, you must choose otherwise if you're going to stop the spiral. :)

I too could list every reason why I could not get sober. For many years this behavior continued - the if only's. If only x y or z I could get sober.

Or worse yet when I got to what is referred to as the jumping off point. I could not imagine my life with or without alcohol. Sobriety seemed impossible.

So, I sat in the muck. Finally, when the consequences of drinking become worse than taking the action of sobering up I quit. That process took many, many years.

We can get off that elevator at any floor, that's our choice. Regardless of choice it is headed to the basement where everyone gets off.........

Thanks for the reminding post of what it was like. Hope you'll find a way out friend.