CrimsonKing

Hey guys,

So, my fear is this (as this happened when I quit smoking): Whenever I quit anything that's harmful as soon as i have a good streak going I say to myself: "Hey, see, I can do this... I'll just do it later and know I can..."

Argh! I can try to talk myself out of it, but it's tough. How do you combat that little voice in your head?

least

I would reach into my memory for the memory of how I used to wake up: hating myself and wishing I were dead. That kept me from drinking. I didn't want to go back there.

PickledPink

The "stinkin' thinkin'" is what an old lady I knew used to call it. That voice is a B!

After a few days dry, I will get very excited and usually celebrate with a few drinks, thinking "hey, that wasn't so bad, I've done it before. Just one more night."

The first time I got sober, the voice sort of came a lot less and eventually disappeared altogether. It's hard at first though.

Soberpotamus

I just know that I can't drink. I know where it inevitably leads. I think about what I stand to lose if I delude myself into thinking it's benign. I know my brain & body aren't capable of handling the alcohol. I don't want to end up like my dead mom. I want to succeed at writing.

...these are the things I remember if I ever get a craving (which rarely happens to me anymore)

deeker

Acceptance, surrender, remember why you came here.

Hope4Life

If you pick it up again, each time it will be harder to stop. The key is to just not pick it up. Keep your resolve and good things lie ahead.

Good Luck!

Dee74

that was me for twenty years.

posting and reading here daily really helped me stay grounded.

It helped me realise and remember my life was good because I was not drinking, not because I suddenly gained mastery over alcohol.

I could not 'do this'...everytime I added drink to my life I got the same results, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly but always the same.

That kind of acceptance is key to lasting success I think.

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