Is an health scare needed to spur you on??
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Originally Posted by Bruno1979 
Hi guys,
I'm still going strong and I'm mentally fit to see out the weekend,
One question that's always been on my mind is what I've asked above. I've got a wife and young family so I need to stick it it for them alone.
If you were single though and had no ties. What motivated you into sticking at it? Does it take an health scare to motivate you?
I'm not intending on being single any time soon that's for sure,
What are peoples thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Bruno.
I'm still going strong and I'm mentally fit to see out the weekend,
One question that's always been on my mind is what I've asked above. I've got a wife and young family so I need to stick it it for them alone.
If you were single though and had no ties. What motivated you into sticking at it? Does it take an health scare to motivate you?
I'm not intending on being single any time soon that's for sure,
What are peoples thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Bruno.
Fear, for me, motivated me to drink.
What motivates me to stay sober, is the desire to not die and to have the chance to live a good life.
To be here in the present for my child.
My child motivates me to stay sober.
If I didn't have a child...would I have a reason to stay sober?
Only if I wanted to live.
Good question OP, thanks for putting it out there.
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Vancouver BC Canada
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Hmm health scare......somehow my physical health is ok for now but wow , my mental health sure suffers from the drink. The depression , fear , self loathing and feeling of defeat is enough of a health reason to get off the sauce and on the wagon for good.
Without a doubt there is a physical penalty for what I have drank as alcohol is a toxin and touches every cell in the body.
Without a doubt there is a physical penalty for what I have drank as alcohol is a toxin and touches every cell in the body.
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I had to get detox twice and at first it scared me but after a few weeks it pass and didn't care. I think if it was liver disease then I can understand because you can't drink anymore and putting any excuse to drink would only say that they wanted to die.
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What made me want to quit? The thought of going back to university. And the realisation that if I no matter how scary I found it, no matter how unsure I was, there was no way that I was going to be able to do it if I was drunk all the time.
I'd been given a chance to rebuild my life, and the way things were going, I was going to just drink it away. The fact I was piling on the pounds was a wake up call, but not enough of a reason. Needing to have a clear head was that good enough reason.
I'd been given a chance to rebuild my life, and the way things were going, I was going to just drink it away. The fact I was piling on the pounds was a wake up call, but not enough of a reason. Needing to have a clear head was that good enough reason.
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