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Hello To Everyone!!
Hey, so I thought I'd sign up and see what happens, after not drinking now for a full week and this being Saturday night (my last drink was last saturday) I figured I'm gonna need a whole lot more than my own will power if I'm to continue on this decision to quit drinking, so being amongst like minded people seemed to be the best idea I could come up with.
As I mentioned I quit drinking last Sunday morning, and being now on my 7th day without a drink, I didn't think I would get through the week, especially with being at work, I tended to drink when I was stressed and so it was a struggle to not drink, especially around midweek, but so far so good.
I guess i came to the choice that I wanted to be healthier and not die earlier than I should due to alcohol binges over the next 10 years. I never used to drink at all in my teenage years, but as life in my 20's took over with stressful jobs and relationships alcohol became an increasing part of my life and now I have realised something has to change, over the last 3 yrs it has just spiralled from a few beers at the weekend, to spirits during the week, to some nights a bottle of spirits, over the last few months there was rarely a night that I didn't drink something, and so waking up last Sunday was the day I made my decision.
Anyways that's a bit of an introduction on myself, hope everyone is well, I'll take a look at some of the other threads and see where I can jump in
As I mentioned I quit drinking last Sunday morning, and being now on my 7th day without a drink, I didn't think I would get through the week, especially with being at work, I tended to drink when I was stressed and so it was a struggle to not drink, especially around midweek, but so far so good.
I guess i came to the choice that I wanted to be healthier and not die earlier than I should due to alcohol binges over the next 10 years. I never used to drink at all in my teenage years, but as life in my 20's took over with stressful jobs and relationships alcohol became an increasing part of my life and now I have realised something has to change, over the last 3 yrs it has just spiralled from a few beers at the weekend, to spirits during the week, to some nights a bottle of spirits, over the last few months there was rarely a night that I didn't drink something, and so waking up last Sunday was the day I made my decision.
Anyways that's a bit of an introduction on myself, hope everyone is well, I'll take a look at some of the other threads and see where I can jump in
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Originally Posted by purpleknight 
Hey, so I thought I'd sign up and see what happens, after not drinking now for a full week and this being Saturday night (my last drink was last saturday) I figured I'm gonna need a whole lot more than my own will power if I'm to continue on this decision to quit drinking, so being amongst like minded people seemed to be the best idea I could come up with.
As I mentioned I quit drinking last Sunday morning, and being now on my 7th day without a drink, I didn't think I would get through the week, especially with being at work, I tended to drink when I was stressed and so it was a struggle to not drink, especially around midweek, but so far so good.
I guess i came to the choice that I wanted to be healthier and not die earlier than I should due to alcohol binges over the next 10 years. I never used to drink at all in my teenage years, but as life in my 20's took over with stressful jobs and relationships alcohol became an increasing part of my life and now I have realised something has to change, over the last 3 yrs it has just spiralled from a few beers at the weekend, to spirits during the week, to some nights a bottle of spirits, over the last few months there was rarely a night that I didn't drink something, and so waking up last Sunday was the day I made my decision.
Anyways that's a bit of an introduction on myself, hope everyone is well, I'll take a look at some of the other threads and see where I can jump in
As I mentioned I quit drinking last Sunday morning, and being now on my 7th day without a drink, I didn't think I would get through the week, especially with being at work, I tended to drink when I was stressed and so it was a struggle to not drink, especially around midweek, but so far so good.
I guess i came to the choice that I wanted to be healthier and not die earlier than I should due to alcohol binges over the next 10 years. I never used to drink at all in my teenage years, but as life in my 20's took over with stressful jobs and relationships alcohol became an increasing part of my life and now I have realised something has to change, over the last 3 yrs it has just spiralled from a few beers at the weekend, to spirits during the week, to some nights a bottle of spirits, over the last few months there was rarely a night that I didn't drink something, and so waking up last Sunday was the day I made my decision.
Anyways that's a bit of an introduction on myself, hope everyone is well, I'll take a look at some of the other threads and see where I can jump in
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Bowls and cherries are not guaranteed, but your life will be so much better without alcohol. You are already sober a week, no mean accomplishment, and things will continue to improve for you. Keep posting, PurpleKnight, there is a lot of support for you here.
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