veryready

I haven't posted much in a while. Today is day 1,162 for me. Today is also the last day for a family friend who died due to complications from alcohol. Alcohol can kill you in many ways. One way is by long term poisoning and destruction of your body. We are not supposed to preach and we are supposed let everyone come to sobriety in their own time. Well too often, that time just does not come. I think maybe its better to just berate the alcoholic and drag them to AA and make them miserable, but they get to live.

If you are here not being sure how important sobriety is to you, do yourself a favor. Go get a physical and ask the doctor how your liver and other vitals look. They can run cars an alcohol people. Its bad for you in many ways and when your body is destroyed from it's effects its not a pretty ending. If you are holding onto the myth that a little alcohol is good for you, let it go. That is crap. It ain't. And besides, who here is drinking 1 glass of anything ever.

Sometimes life is a royal pain in the ars, full of crap and non stop BS. There is, however, no doubt that tackling it sober is the only way to go. If you are not sure how to make that happen, here you go. 1) Don't drink tonight. 2) Go to a freaking AA meeting TOMORROW. Every time you slip, go back to #1.

Be well. One day at a time or one second at a time if that's what it takes.

VR

SoberinSyracuse

So sorry to hear of your friend's passing.

And thanks for sharing this very honest post. One of the things alcohol does to us is to make us want to put off quitting to some distant point in the future.

Then, someday, we realize it's costing us. A lot of the newbie posts here are people wondering how bad their problem might be. So, your words are good. We need to stop, and we need to stop now. Alcohol is a train headed to only one destination. Get off the train or else!

Coldfusion

Hi Veryready!

I'm sorry to hear about your friend's death. I still deal with things one second at a time even at 1,164 days sober.

Jsbodhi

I just posted on another thread about how I would justify my drinking because a bit of red wine was supposed to be good for you, the recommended guideline was 1-2 glasses a day, I didn't drink everyday and I told myself 5 isn't too far away from two....
I've been reading articles that actually it's not good for you in any quantity.
I usually went back to the liquor store for a second bottle anyway so my dumb thinking wasn't even close to be valid.

Thanks for your post, xoxo

SillyHuman

Sorry to hear about your friend. Thanks for the lecture.

nomis

Good to see you check in mate, condolences for your friend's passing. One day at a time indeed.

Delilah1

I am really sorry to hear about your friend, sending prayers and hugs your way.

Dee74

I'm very sorry for yr loss VR - but I thank you for the post

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Soberwolf

Sorry for your loss

Tang

Sorry for your loss. Indeed 4-5 is close to 2, right. Those stupid articles saying moderation is healthy kept me justifying my drinking for years.

Sunflowerlife

So sorry to hear of your friend's passing. Thank you for sharing and you are right, no amount of alcohol is "good for you." It's poison. Nothing more, nothing less.

Cleomie

Thank you for the reminder of how we justify the insanity of drinking poison.

Also, my condolences in the death of your friend.

veryready

Are you? Thanks but that wasn't lecturing. That was preaching.

Thumpalumpacus

My sympathies for your loss.

wpainterw

I like what they say about the [alcoholic?] horse. You can drag him to water but you can't make him [stop drinking?]. We could handcuff them to the table and yell at them to get sober but that would likely make them head for the first bar when they escape.
The tragic reality is that I had to do it for myself. No one could "make" me get sober. Same thing for your friend. So sorry about your loss.You're sounding a little bitter. I understand. I would be too. Every good wish.

W.