Quitting is Easy-I've done it a 100 times
Quitting is Easy-I've done it a 100 times
Basically the title says it all. I am the poster child of relapse. 20+ years of hard drinking and everyday for the last 10 years with a few breaks. I will quit and stay sober for 3-6 months then pick up a 6 pack or have a beer at a friends house. Then a couple of days later a couple more then within a week or two it is 12 or more every single night. This goes on for months until I cannot eat or basically function beyond a basic struggle of faking that everything is ok while being completely miserable. I realize my fate if I continue on this path and pattern and once again struggle through the withdrawal and detox to gain a few months of sobriety only to repeat the process. At this point I have re-entered the road of sobriety and hope and pray with all my heart that I remain on this path this time around. Anybody that thinks this all breaks down to a simple choice has obviously never experience the "fun" (IE: Hell) of addiction. Most alcoholics are the strongest people I have ever ran across in my life and I have been through two branches of the military both during wartime.
The moral of this story is that setting the stuff down is the first step in a long journey of hard work and treatment if you are going to succeed and stay sober.
I dont know if this has or will help anybody else but writing it and reading it back to myself helps me and reminds me of things that I already know but do not always practice. When you get lost look for the roadmap. This is mine.
Thanks for letting me share.
The moral of this story is that setting the stuff down is the first step in a long journey of hard work and treatment if you are going to succeed and stay sober.
I dont know if this has or will help anybody else but writing it and reading it back to myself helps me and reminds me of things that I already know but do not always practice. When you get lost look for the roadmap. This is mine.
Thanks for letting me share.
Originally Posted by tryinagain
At this point I have re-entered the road of sobriety and hope and pray with all my heart that I remain on this path this time around.
I hope you succeed
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
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It's great to see you again!..
We have a new sticky in Alcoholism that might interest you
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Thank you so very much for your time served in our countrys military.
"All gave some...some gave all"
We have a new sticky in Alcoholism that might interest you
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Thank you so very much for your time served in our countrys military.
"All gave some...some gave all"
lol
LOL Carol, I meant Needtobe.. They know me too well to know that the title was serious. It is serious in a twisted and sad way though. Thank you for your comments about the service, just did my job but appreciate the thanks.
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