jason1972

I recently decided my alcohol addiction was killing me. I am 42 m with three kids and want to be a better father. I thought I would see if this could help.

Aarryckha

Welcome, Jason! Glad to have you!

There's lots of great folks here to offer support and advice.

PioneertoNow

Hi Jason, Welcome! Do you have any plans on how to go about stopping?

not2late

I'm struggling too Jason. We have to do this for OURSELVES and our families. Lets not pour anymore money or grief down our throats.

Dee74

Welcome Jason

The support and understanding I found here certainly helped me - I know it will help you too

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ScottFromWI

Welcome Jason. I also have 3 kids and quit when I was 42. Best decision I've made in a long time, hope we can help you do the same.

jason1972

No real plan yet! Thats why I came here to get ideas and support. My plan is day to day to have a strategy not to drink.

jason1972

That's great to hear, my birthday is today I decided yesterday I would make 42 the year I stopped. 48 hours sober

jason1972

I agree I can't imagine the amount of money I wasted the last 4 or 5 years.

jason1972

Any advice for getting me through the first week?

Aarryckha

Have you talked to a doctor?

badatbooze

My advice would be to keep yourself as busy as you can, avoid drinking buddies, drink gallons of water and eat as much and often as you can. That got me through the first week and now I'm just over a month sober. It feels great. I'm forty three with two kids myself. Welcome!

KateL

Welcome Jason xxx

Shoshie8

Hi Jason and welcome! Can't think of anything in life that doesn't improve when you take alcohol out of the equation -- health, wealth, parenting, relationships so good for you on deciding to quit.

Might be a good idea to get medical support if you've been a seriously heavy drinker for the first few days but you're 48h in now, so you need to judge how severe your withdrawal is.

The best, most succinct and often repeated advice I've seen on here is 'Make a Plan, Execute Plan' so yours may involve AA, other programs or SR boards. Or not, but what I do believe in is sobriety safety in numbers and the power of peer group support. Lots of that here, glad you joined x

PioneertoNow

Hey mine too. Sounds like a good one.

Hevyn

Pleased to meet you Jason. I hope you're feeling encouraged & optimistic today.

toddle118

Hi Jason, glad you joined us. Is an amazing support to me, read some stories and you will find lots of helpful advice and strategies, glad you made the decision to quit the evil booze, not one person here has regretted it. Sure, its damn hard, thats why I lean on SR, saved my life and marbles in many ways x

Soberin5280

Welcome Jason! My advice would be to go to as many AA meetings as possible and get to know other people who also quit drinking. When I first stopped drinking, having several people I could talk to who knew what I was going through was huge.

whiskeyman

Soberin5280 that was going to be my sugegstion

It was the only way that worked for me and i tried everything else.

SoberLeigh

Welcome, Jason.