WileyOne

Hi all, this is my first time on this site. I have been binge drinking for about 15 years now and feel its time to stop.

I have told my friends before that i am gonna stop and they say thats what you said last time, but this time im committed. I'm over this life style.

I have stopped before for about 3 weeks and felt great. I noticed my skin look better my wallet was fatter, i dont know why i keep going back. I can go through the week and not have a drink easy but once Friday arvo comes around all i think about is hitting the bottle and hit the bottle I do. I have 15 hour benders. I can't stop. I got kicked out of the racers yesterday. I feel embarressed.

I am usually the first guy my friends ring when they wanna drink i feel i might have to move away to beat this.

Every time I drink i have blackouts spend a **** load of money and feel depressed for a couple of days. I am a strong person. I will prove my friends wrong and I will beat it.


Im looking forward to the challenge.

Dee74

Welcome WileyOne

You'll find a lot of support here.

I had a pretty hard drinking social circle too - I didn't move away, but I did have to stop seeing them - I found the only thing we really had as a connection was booze.

I did reconnect with a lot of old friends tho - and made a lot of new ones, so I've never regretted the decision to stop drinking - I know you won't either

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CarolD

Welcome to our recovery comunity....

least

Welcome to SR! There are so many benefits to being sober and few, if any, benefits to drinking. I find this site a great help in staying sober and sane. I hope we can give you the help and information you need.

susanlauren

WileyOne,
What is your plan to stay sober? I've found that willpower and sheer determination don't work so well. I had to have a program of action.
SusanLauren

SCAMY04

I can say this is a great place your friends will support you. Your family should . The people here will you sound just like me exept I drank with myself or my brother I wanted to drink alone alot I thought it was a escape .mY SOCIAL CIRCLE FADDED WHEN I MARRIED HAD CHILDREN GOT OLDER. BUT alcohol was my buddy I THOUGHT .If your friends will not support you they are not your friends period.Stay positive. Find support I have my family my wife who is my best friend. Who never was much of drinker anyway. Emotionally she is very strong.GOD BLESS

WileyOne

I dont really have a action plan at the moment. I think that would really help.
I am most vulnerable on the weekend so im gonna try to keep myself busy, start playing sport again, get a new hobby. Set some goals. Try and keep away from my friends who are a bad influence on me.

MahiMahi

Welcome to SR WileyOne, congrats on your decision to get sober. I had 20 plus years under my belt of heavy drinking before I figured it out. It was the best decision I have ever made. Hang in there.......

WaterofLife

Weekends were similar for me as well, namely because they marked a "safe" time to drink even if I went to the bar with friends first. I've found I was able to counteract it by having planned engagements on Saturday morning (Tennis matches, study sessions, running in the morning) that would preclude a night of heavy drinking the night before. It's amazing to me how powerful an anti-alcohol motivator exercise can be once you make it the new habit in your life.

I'm still new to it. I haven't abused alcohol in over a month and I've been without a drink all week. I feel great.