1 year sober. Thanks for the help.
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1 year sober. Thanks for the help.
I thought I'd log in and express my appreciation for the help that people on this board have given me.
I came here in late January 2015 and joined the class of February 2015.
Even though I went a different way to most on the board (it seems), I don't recall ever being judged by people. Mostly just supportive comments and help - which is what you need when you're quitting.
There were stages when I did feel hopeless and wanted to get drunk, but coming here was a better alternative.
Anyway - Feeling much better now. Am still a fat bastard, but at least I'm not going to waste another 20 years of my life on getting high or drunk. Now to get my stomach cut out :P
Thanks guys and girls.
I came here in late January 2015 and joined the class of February 2015.
Even though I went a different way to most on the board (it seems), I don't recall ever being judged by people. Mostly just supportive comments and help - which is what you need when you're quitting.
There were stages when I did feel hopeless and wanted to get drunk, but coming here was a better alternative.
Anyway - Feeling much better now. Am still a fat bastard, but at least I'm not going to waste another 20 years of my life on getting high or drunk. Now to get my stomach cut out :P
Thanks guys and girls.
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Originally Posted by Steely 
Congrats on 1 year DD. Hope the surgery goes well for you.
Will need a few weeks off work I've been told.
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Originally Posted by DrunkenDonuts
Anyway - Feeling much better now. Am still a fat bastard, but at least I'm not going to waste another 20 years of my life on getting high or drunk. Now to get my stomach cut out :P
Thanks guys and girls.
Thanks guys and girls.
Way to go!
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl
(PS - wanna tell us how you did it?)
I came to the realisation that for me to stop I had to physically put a barrier in place to stop me from drinking.
The past year had been the worst I can remember, though I've had depression my whole adult life.
Went to the doc and got a prescription.
I took Antabuse every day for about 3 months.
My will-power to stop something isn't there. I had to force myself to stop, and the threat of hospitalisation was enough for me to abstain.
After the 3 months taking it, I just stopped taking it and didn't have many thoughts about drinking.
I wouldn't have been able to do it by myself though (I think). I had to move in with family during the whole period and have a set routine. Go to bed early and go to work every day.
I also started a business which consumes most of my off-time as well, which is helpful because I just don't have time to be bored and slip back into drinking. This was part of my plan as well - get a hobby I can get obsessed with, which isn't harmful to me.
I think you have to know yourself fairly well to be able to stop. I had to admit to myself that I couldn't quit drinking without some sort of "waiting punishment".
I also think that everyone who drinks like I used to has a punishment waiting for them. It could be a drink driving charge, it could be estrangement from loved ones, or it could be death. I rationalise that by taking Antabuse, at least I was choosing my punishment [for drinking] and I knew what it would be. If I didn't quit drinking, it would be the punishment lottery.
Anyway... That's how I stayed sober over the course of a year. At the beginning couple of months I was here every day as well.
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