Introducing Myself Properly
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Introducing Myself Properly
Thought I’d take the time to introduce myself properly,
I am a 45 year old male that has drank since teenage years, mostly after work and heavier on the weekends. I quit smoking around 15 years ago and tried to quit drinking. It took hundreds of tries to quit smoking and it has taken even more to quit drinking. I have quit the last 3 Sundays but this one I have decided to get support and plug into this website and read books.
I have had 2 successful times quitting or stopping for over 3 months, the last was 2-1/2 years and as many threads I read today I got depressed or just thought the world didn’t work as well for me sober.
I regretfully picked up a six pack, and it took several weeks to make this decision, until the ‘voice’ had finally won, after that it didn’t take long to fall into old habits of drinking everyday.
This was around June 25th last year, and drinking didn’t make my life any better, yea at first I thought it did, but I have regained the weight, regained the spouse problems and all the other things too.
I thought I had it under control for the first time in my life, but drinking 12 and 18 packs daily isn’t having it under control.
I joined this forum to interact, be accountable and hopefully steer someone away from picking up after some time in recovery. Its day 2 and just somehow I know this has to be it.
Off to work, stay strong everyone!
I am a 45 year old male that has drank since teenage years, mostly after work and heavier on the weekends. I quit smoking around 15 years ago and tried to quit drinking. It took hundreds of tries to quit smoking and it has taken even more to quit drinking. I have quit the last 3 Sundays but this one I have decided to get support and plug into this website and read books.
I have had 2 successful times quitting or stopping for over 3 months, the last was 2-1/2 years and as many threads I read today I got depressed or just thought the world didn’t work as well for me sober.
I regretfully picked up a six pack, and it took several weeks to make this decision, until the ‘voice’ had finally won, after that it didn’t take long to fall into old habits of drinking everyday.
This was around June 25th last year, and drinking didn’t make my life any better, yea at first I thought it did, but I have regained the weight, regained the spouse problems and all the other things too.
I thought I had it under control for the first time in my life, but drinking 12 and 18 packs daily isn’t having it under control.
I joined this forum to interact, be accountable and hopefully steer someone away from picking up after some time in recovery. Its day 2 and just somehow I know this has to be it.
Off to work, stay strong everyone!
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Thanks everyone, I am home at last, thank goodness.
I did get aggravated today and craved a drink but after eating a good meal I am ok.
Lets face it, 1 or 2 never did the trick anyway.
Day 2 almost over!
I did get aggravated today and craved a drink but after eating a good meal I am ok.
Lets face it, 1 or 2 never did the trick anyway.
Day 2 almost over!
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Hello Stiv. I'm on day 5 here. I TOTALLY agree with the accountability statement. It's helped me immensely. Be accountable to yourself...but also the support here.
I'll support you if you support me.
We can all do this.
Good luck my friend.
I'll support you if you support me.
We can all do this.
Good luck my friend.
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