Bring on day 1
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Bring on day 1
Hello. I've been a lurker on this site a few weeks now and finally decided to post in the hope that this will give me extra motivation to stop drinking. Unfortunately I have drunk today so tomorrow will be my day 1. I struggle every day not to drink and the weekends I find just so hard especially when the weather's good. I did 10 days sober the other week and felt so good for it, so it should be easy right??! I relate to so many people's posts on this site in that basically once I start I just can't stop, and not really sure how much I enjoy it when i do drink as even when I'm drinking one drink I'm planning the next. Anyway, bring on tomorrow, day one.
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Welcome Ali! 
It's great to have you join us. You'll find the support you need here.
I drank every day by the time I finally quit. As you said, you're not really sure you even enjoy it. That was the point I had reached. I just did it because I always had - and didn't think anything would be fun without it. Being numb is not fun. You can do this, Ali.
It's great to have you join us. You'll find the support you need here.I drank every day by the time I finally quit. As you said, you're not really sure you even enjoy it. That was the point I had reached. I just did it because I always had - and didn't think anything would be fun without it. Being numb is not fun. You can do this, Ali.
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welcome ali - why not join our Class of June thread?
It's for everyone quitting or wanting to quit this month
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-2013-a-4.html
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It's for everyone quitting or wanting to quit this month
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-2013-a-4.html
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Originally Posted by Ali123 
Hello. I've been a lurker on this site a few weeks now and finally decided to post in the hope that this will give me extra motivation to stop drinking. Unfortunately I have drunk today so tomorrow will be my day 1. I struggle every day not to drink and the weekends I find just so hard especially when the weather's good. I did 10 days sober the other week and felt so good for it, so it should be easy right??! I relate to so many people's posts on this site in that basically once I start I just can't stop, and not really sure how much I enjoy it when i do drink as even when I'm drinking one drink I'm planning the next. Anyway, bring on tomorrow, day one.
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Ali when i first started drinking regularly it was an everyday event. When i decided to try and quit i became a binge drinker 4 days here, 2 weeks sober, 7 days here, a month sober. Im not saying relapse is good but not everyone can quit cold turkey. Unfortunately it took me getting a dwi and an attempted suicide to wake the hell up and realize i couldnt do it alone. I dont go to AA but i linger here alot and have recently felt more confident in posting so i dont feel im totally alone. Its helped alot now that im normalizing again and dealing with past buried emotions.
Keeping motivated is the key im learning.
Keeping motivated is the key im learning.
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Originally Posted by hypochondriac
Welcome to SR Ali
Have you looked into any recovery programs/methods at all? I am sure you'll find that with that and plenty of support you'll be able to kick this x
Have you looked into any recovery programs/methods at all? I am sure you'll find that with that and plenty of support you'll be able to kick this x
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Originally Posted by MadameX
Ali when i first started drinking regularly it was an everyday event. When i decided to try and quit i became a binge drinker 4 days here, 2 weeks sober, 7 days here, a month sober. Im not saying relapse is good but not everyone can quit cold turkey. Unfortunately it took me getting a dwi and an attempted suicide to wake the hell up and realize i couldnt do it alone. I dont go to AA but i linger here alot and have recently felt more confident in posting so i dont feel im totally alone. Its helped alot now that im normalizing again and dealing with past buried emotions.
Keeping motivated is the key im learning.
Keeping motivated is the key im learning.
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