Quitting when you enjoy drinking
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When I still felt that I was getting something from drinking it was impossible for me to stop. I couldnt even consider it. As others said it was only when I wanted sobriet more that drink that I found the strength to start my recovery. It took me a long time to get there.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim 
Do you remember the excitement of life you used to feel when you were young?
With time sober, that comes back!!!
But it takes more than a few days for that to happen. It takes about 90 days and a support programme like AA.
With time sober, that comes back!!!
But it takes more than a few days for that to happen. It takes about 90 days and a support programme like AA.
This is so true....
Welcome to SR....:ghug
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Originally Posted by OXFORD
Look perhaps if I drank less, more moderately I'd be better. I still don't know what sober means, I still think I can drink moderately if I can control the crazy irresonsibility that comes with drinking till I passed out. I really do love the changes in my mind when I drink a little.
I used to think as you do. I was wrong. That's the "insanity" they talk about in step 2.
The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.
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I understand what you're saying Oxford.
Unfortunately for me it got progressive worst. All of my self decipline
went out the door. I'm ex-military, so having that type of training
and a lot of self decipline, i figure i can manage it and it was just
a behavior or self decipline problem. No one would convince my otherwise.
I didn't set out to be an alcoholic. I thought , if you work hard, you play
hard. It was just a way of life. Everyone around me seem to be doing the
samething...so why would it be right or wrong ? I was acting normal as
you can get.
I cross that threashold at a very young age. At 22 i was just illgal
enough to do all of that partying and going to bars or night clubs.
So it seem unfair to me.
I belive until a person crosses that threashold, it's a bit harder to try
to explain it. If a person has....They know exaclty what I'm talking about.
Unfortunately alcoholism comes with denial too. So it makes it a all the harder.
When you're ready, you'll know. No one has to convience you.
I lost people, places and things in my drinking. Those factors had no
bearing on me to determind or to motivate me to stop. i figure I just,
replace people , places and things in my life.
My decision to get sober was...I was mentally, physically and spiritually bankrupted.
I lost everything. That's what I'm saying, when I say, i lost everything.
my self decipline ? i lost that too.
Unfortunately for me it got progressive worst. All of my self decipline
went out the door. I'm ex-military, so having that type of training
and a lot of self decipline, i figure i can manage it and it was just
a behavior or self decipline problem. No one would convince my otherwise.
I didn't set out to be an alcoholic. I thought , if you work hard, you play
hard. It was just a way of life. Everyone around me seem to be doing the
samething...so why would it be right or wrong ? I was acting normal as
you can get.
I cross that threashold at a very young age. At 22 i was just illgal
enough to do all of that partying and going to bars or night clubs.
So it seem unfair to me.
I belive until a person crosses that threashold, it's a bit harder to try
to explain it. If a person has....They know exaclty what I'm talking about.
Unfortunately alcoholism comes with denial too. So it makes it a all the harder.
When you're ready, you'll know. No one has to convience you.
I lost people, places and things in my drinking. Those factors had no
bearing on me to determind or to motivate me to stop. i figure I just,
replace people , places and things in my life.
My decision to get sober was...I was mentally, physically and spiritually bankrupted.
I lost everything. That's what I'm saying, when I say, i lost everything.
my self decipline ? i lost that too.
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