Leaving my addiction behind for a better future
 

Seven days ago I stopped drinking. There was no final catastrophic misdemeanour that pushed me to call it quits, although there have been plenty in the past. I didn't even realise that I was finished the day after my last drink, it's kind of crept up on me. I've come to realise that I can't cope anymore, and my crutch has become my mortal enemy. Something has to give, and if it's not the drink then it will be my family, my career, or most likely both. I'm 40 yrs old and have been drinking heavily since my teens.

I've 'quit' before, in fact I'm becoming something of an expert at it! With tragic regularity I've blacked out, shamed myself, risked my marriage and my families happiness, not to mention my health. Last weekend when I was away with friends I found out they'd taken bets on how long it would be before I 'lost it'. I think you get the picture.

Anyway, Ive got through the first few days, which were awful as expected. Feeling better now but gorging myself on mainly sugar based snacks. Oh and I gave up smoking a week ago too, not one to do things by halves!

Looking forwad to spending time with you all.

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Welcome. I'm glad you are here. You are not alone.

good job man please keep it up!!! going back to the bottle always does some serious damage

Exellent job on a week sober keep on keepin on

Great news xxxx

Excellent!! Congratulations on 7 days sober!! Hugs,

Ugh, I was part of a conversation a few months ago where a bunch of my friends were talking about how they could see that "look in your eyes" when I got black out. It moved on to one of my friends who also has a propensity to drink a lot and how he'll start hiccuping and saying really bizarre things. I'm not sure how my friend felt, but I was absolutely mortified and wanted nothing more than to change the subject.

Speaking of changing to subject, great job on a sober week!

Welcome to the forum Stu Supersonic. There is a ton of support here. Also check out the smoking/nicotine forum as there is another strong area of support.

Looking at one's life through an alcohol-free lens can be quite daunting and often times emotional. SR and support is always here. :)

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Welcome Stu and congrats on 7 days :)

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Welcome, Stu!

Welcome Stu Purple,

Only 74 days sober so no advice to give ther but I am 28 YEARS free of nicotine.
At least the cravings for ciggies disappear completely eventualy, and in a fairly linear way
In fact they disappeared so much that I didn't take up smoking again even when I became an alcoholic

Congratulations on giving up the booze and good luck on staying quit

Thanks for the warm welcome, support and kind words all.

NYMETS, I get exactly the same comments about that "look in your eyes". It's scary.

Going to try and eat a bit better this week. Haven't found giving up the cigs too hard so far cos I tend to smoke when drinking.

I read a quote on here yesterday that really helped, it was something along the lines of "you're only beaten when you give up trying".

I love that quote Stu it is something I live by!

Glad you're here and keep up the awesome work!

Welcome Stu.

I gave up both just over two years ago after four decades so you can do it Stu!

7 Days is fantastic!! Keep it going!! :scoregood