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After waking up this morning and realizing that I didn't remember anything from last night. Basically the last thing I remember is going to the liquor store to get the bottle of rum.
I have decided to quit drinking. It's getting old, I feel like I'm getting old and honestly it is pissing everyone off.
I am 24 years old and I have been drinking since I was about 19. It has gotten steadily worse and I think I can say right now that it's out of control. I'm still young and I don't want to live the rest of my life being drunk.
I know I can do this.
I have decided to quit drinking. It's getting old, I feel like I'm getting old and honestly it is pissing everyone off.
I am 24 years old and I have been drinking since I was about 19. It has gotten steadily worse and I think I can say right now that it's out of control. I'm still young and I don't want to live the rest of my life being drunk.
I know I can do this.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Welcome !
That's what happened to me. Except I was 42 when I quit. It was like I woke up one day, realized how old I was, and how much **** I had gotten myself into.
I thought that too. Everything I ever put my mind to, I accomplished. That is, except quitting drinking.
Once I accepted the fact that I was an alcoholic, and I couldn't control everything and everyone around me (including drinking), it became a lot easier for me.
I tried everything but AA at first. Finally, when I was beat down enough, I walked (literally) into the rooms and took a few simple suggestions.
Today, I have about 531.53 days (roughly).
It has gotten steadily worse and I think I can say right now that it's out of control.
I know I can do this
Once I accepted the fact that I was an alcoholic, and I couldn't control everything and everyone around me (including drinking), it became a lot easier for me.
I tried everything but AA at first. Finally, when I was beat down enough, I walked (literally) into the rooms and took a few simple suggestions.
Today, I have about 531.53 days (roughly).
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Welcome Pinkie!
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We're glad you found your way home.
We'll gladly share our experience, strength and hope with you.
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Welcome to our enormous family that consists of thousands of people from all walks of life, all around the world.
We're glad you found your way home.
We'll gladly share our experience, strength and hope with you.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Hi and welcome 
I am on my 11th day of quitting, and like you, I decided one morning that enough was enough. In my case, I'd been out the night before, got blind drunk, made a complete idiot of myself and couldn't remember after a certain point of the evening.
I had tried to cut down/give up drink before and failed. I now realise that the reason was because then, I did it because I felt I ought to. This time I have quit because I want to and there's a whole world of difference between the two. From your post it's obvious that you genuinely want to quit too, and I know you CAN do it.
I will admit the first few days were hard, but then I started feeling so much more energy, and was able to do things I used to do before I drank heavily, but had stopped doing because drink had robbed me of the energy. I had blamed my lack of energy on ageing, but it was the drink all along.
I know you'll do this - you've already taken the hardest step by admitting to us (and most of all yourself) that you have a problem and that you want to do something about it.
I am on my 11th day of quitting, and like you, I decided one morning that enough was enough. In my case, I'd been out the night before, got blind drunk, made a complete idiot of myself and couldn't remember after a certain point of the evening.
I had tried to cut down/give up drink before and failed. I now realise that the reason was because then, I did it because I felt I ought to. This time I have quit because I want to and there's a whole world of difference between the two. From your post it's obvious that you genuinely want to quit too, and I know you CAN do it.
I will admit the first few days were hard, but then I started feeling so much more energy, and was able to do things I used to do before I drank heavily, but had stopped doing because drink had robbed me of the energy. I had blamed my lack of energy on ageing, but it was the drink all along.
I know you'll do this - you've already taken the hardest step by admitting to us (and most of all yourself) that you have a problem and that you want to do something about it.
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Welcome to SR...
Sobriety is possible with the desire not to drink, sobriety is possible with a support system, sobriety is possible when you are no longer in denial, and sobriety is possible when you want to LIVE life in a meaningful way, without all the confusion, lonelyness, anger, and lies...Truth will have so much more meaning...
It looks like you are ready to do this!!
You can do this!!!:ghug
Sobriety is possible with the desire not to drink, sobriety is possible with a support system, sobriety is possible when you are no longer in denial, and sobriety is possible when you want to LIVE life in a meaningful way, without all the confusion, lonelyness, anger, and lies...Truth will have so much more meaning...
It looks like you are ready to do this!!
You can do this!!!:ghug
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