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All or nothing
Hi, it's my 1st time on here so am little nervous.
I'm not an everyday drinker but once I have one and can't stop until complete oblivion. I'm finding that this is becoming a regular 2-3 times aweek thing and is now effecting my social and family time as too hungover to bother doing anything with them and I hate myself for it.
Reading other people's journeys is sure gonna help me on mine. I just need to get past the 1st few weeks, I know I can I've done it before .
I'm not an everyday drinker but once I have one and can't stop until complete oblivion. I'm finding that this is becoming a regular 2-3 times aweek thing and is now effecting my social and family time as too hungover to bother doing anything with them and I hate myself for it.
Reading other people's journeys is sure gonna help me on mine. I just need to get past the 1st few weeks, I know I can I've done it before .
Magsie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 26,678
Hi Sobagem welcome to SR.
I stopped many times but alas, always started again! Once we've stopped awhile it's easy to think we have it under control again.
If you want to stop and stay stopped there is a lot of information and experiences on SR from likeminded people.
If you gain the correct tools for the job, you can do it!
I stopped many times but alas, always started again! Once we've stopped awhile it's easy to think we have it under control again.
If you want to stop and stay stopped there is a lot of information and experiences on SR from likeminded people.
If you gain the correct tools for the job, you can do it!
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 6,902
Welcome.
I'd recommend getting a plan together. Stopping is one thing, but as you've presumably already found out, staying stopped long term is something quite different. Abstaining can be achieved short term without doing recovery work, but we tend to need something more substantial to change our alcoholic thinking, which is the way to make our sobriety comfortable, sustainable, and some day even preferable to drinking.
Have you seen Dee's thread about making a plan? That's a great place to start... http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...y-plans-1.html
Wishing you all the best for your sobriety and recovery. BB
I'd recommend getting a plan together. Stopping is one thing, but as you've presumably already found out, staying stopped long term is something quite different. Abstaining can be achieved short term without doing recovery work, but we tend to need something more substantial to change our alcoholic thinking, which is the way to make our sobriety comfortable, sustainable, and some day even preferable to drinking.
Have you seen Dee's thread about making a plan? That's a great place to start... http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...y-plans-1.html
Wishing you all the best for your sobriety and recovery. BB
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Happy to meet you, sobagem. 
The encouraging help I found here made all the difference to me. I was no longer alone. I hope you'll feel the same.
I once drank like you - a few times a week. It was still fun back then - I didn't need it to get through the day. After years of drinking that way I found I had no control & my tolerance was very high. It took more & more to get the same effect. Each time it was in my system, anything could happen. I was often in danger, & losing myself. I was so thankful to get free of it. You can do this.
The encouraging help I found here made all the difference to me. I was no longer alone. I hope you'll feel the same. I once drank like you - a few times a week. It was still fun back then - I didn't need it to get through the day. After years of drinking that way I found I had no control & my tolerance was very high. It took more & more to get the same effect. Each time it was in my system, anything could happen. I was often in danger, & losing myself. I was so thankful to get free of it. You can do this.
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