Being Totally Honest to Everyone about your drinking
L'il fighter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Posts: 297
Hi justin. Your drinking sounds a bit like mine, in that I had a lot of sober time that would be hijacked by binging relapses. And each time I'd end a binge I'd SWEAR to myself that 'this was the last time'. And at the time, I'd mean it with every fibre of my being.
But it wasn't enough. It truly wasn't about willpower. I thought I was doing the right thing by seeing an addictions counsellor every week or so, but she finally encouraged me to seek more intensive treatment.
The tentative answer for me was to go to treatment. For a long time I thought treatment was for people a whole lot worse off than I was (LOL!), you know, people who were fall down drunk every day. But that was just a subconscious rationalization for me to keep f'ing up. But I went, I think it was a great first step for me to treat the 'ism' in my alcoholism.
As for telling people - I think it's only useful as far as protecting myself, or needing a shoulder to lean on. People close to me know, so that they know not to wave any alcohol in my face not knowing that I'm in recovery. But beyond that, it's not really anyone's business.
Anyhoo, these are just my experiences and opinions. Best wishes going forward, and I hope you find your path to recovery.
But it wasn't enough. It truly wasn't about willpower. I thought I was doing the right thing by seeing an addictions counsellor every week or so, but she finally encouraged me to seek more intensive treatment.
The tentative answer for me was to go to treatment. For a long time I thought treatment was for people a whole lot worse off than I was (LOL!), you know, people who were fall down drunk every day. But that was just a subconscious rationalization for me to keep f'ing up. But I went, I think it was a great first step for me to treat the 'ism' in my alcoholism.
As for telling people - I think it's only useful as far as protecting myself, or needing a shoulder to lean on. People close to me know, so that they know not to wave any alcohol in my face not knowing that I'm in recovery. But beyond that, it's not really anyone's business.
Anyhoo, these are just my experiences and opinions. Best wishes going forward, and I hope you find your path to recovery.
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 688
Originally Posted by Pouncer 
I second and third the notion that it isn't willpower you are lacking. I thought that I was relapsing because I was lacking willpower, too. It was a relief to find out that it was much simpler than that. I was lacking tools.)
Catch and Release
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Crazy Canuck
Posts: 433
This site is informative
There are some great tips and suggestions on this link:
How I Quit Drinking Alcohol | Stop Drinking Alcohol .com
Perhaps you can find something of use in the above link.
How I Quit Drinking Alcohol | Stop Drinking Alcohol .com
Perhaps you can find something of use in the above link.
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