Day 1 postponed until tomorrow.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Wisconsin, USA
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I was going to quit tomorrow for a decade or so myself. You will have excuses tomorrow too, the bottom line is you need to stop making them and decide that NOW is the time to quit. You can still do that right now, this second - even if you have been drinking today.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Devon, UK
Posts: 59
Instead of excuses to drink, look for reasons to commit to being sober. I'm new here and am struggling but am committed to sobriety, for my health, for my self respect, for my kids, for my sanity, for the joy of waking up without a hangover...
You can do this, one day at a time.
You can do this, one day at a time.
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 2,872
Hello and welcome.
I wouldn't call them excuses, I'd call them reasons. And there are, for the alcoholic, no logical reasons to drink.
I used every excuse in the book. After a time, and some help form AA, I realized I was making my own reason to drink, No more excuses, it was a lapse in my reasoning. And I can not safely drink for any reason.
There are a million excuses for procrastinating when it comes to about anything
I now have no reason to drink. No more excuses. And if I did drink now, with all I've learned about alcohol and alcoholism, it would be a decision, a conscious decision.
Best to you and stick around.
I wouldn't call them excuses, I'd call them reasons. And there are, for the alcoholic, no logical reasons to drink.
I used every excuse in the book. After a time, and some help form AA, I realized I was making my own reason to drink, No more excuses, it was a lapse in my reasoning. And I can not safely drink for any reason.
There are a million excuses for procrastinating when it comes to about anything
I now have no reason to drink. No more excuses. And if I did drink now, with all I've learned about alcohol and alcoholism, it would be a decision, a conscious decision.
Best to you and stick around.
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 120
Welcome and thanks for your honesty.
1 Jan was meant to be my clean day, but instead I drank till about 3 am on the 2nd. And im pissed at myself, gave myself a really hard time about it yesterday. But at least right now in this moment I am stopped.
I just came clean to my sister that I had started drinking in the morning again..... people cant support us if they don't know we need support. can you keep reading and posting on here to help you get stronger?
1 Jan was meant to be my clean day, but instead I drank till about 3 am on the 2nd. And im pissed at myself, gave myself a really hard time about it yesterday. But at least right now in this moment I am stopped.
I just came clean to my sister that I had started drinking in the morning again..... people cant support us if they don't know we need support. can you keep reading and posting on here to help you get stronger?
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,649
I was going to quit tomorrow for years, and then one day I quit today. It has been more then 2 and a half years, and I am loving the sober life. I never tell myself, I am going to drink tomorrow. I have no desire to return to that crazy world. You can do this.. Right now, just quit. Don't look back. Stop now, and it is over. Bammm...............you are a non drinker. You get your life back and you have all of here to support you.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upstate New York
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Welcome to the family, csaw. We all understand what you're going through. I had Day 1's for many years. When I joined SR I found the courage to stop for good. The encouragement & friendship here is the best. You're never alone.
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: mississippi
Posts: 182
I've done day 1 a many times myself. Made it to 4 once. My watery bloodshot eyes seem normal to me now..and to everyone else I guess because nobody has said anything about it. Do they notice? Do they know i am hungover or still drunk? Do they just think that is how i look?
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,344
I used to worry about stuff like that too.
Now my eyes are clear and there's no need to think about what others might think.
I hope you'll commit to a day one - it all has to start somewhere, csaw.
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Now my eyes are clear and there's no need to think about what others might think.
I hope you'll commit to a day one - it all has to start somewhere, csaw.
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 166
Hey friend, I hear you. Like lots here I was going to quit tomorrow so many times. One of my mentors had a simple saying to me. He said if you want to stop drinking and doing dugs the first thing you have to do is stop drinking and doing drugs. I know it may sound silly but the truth is you cant start recovering if you are still using. I am glad you are going to be sober tomorrow and I hope you have more success. John
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