View Poll Results: Do you think you can quit for good?
Yes
120
73.17%
No
5
3.05%
Maybe
39
23.78%
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Do you think you can quit for good?
L'il fighter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Posts: 297
I'm cautiously optimistic. I say that because I've had many relapses, and I'm trying not to look forward too far ahead. There are many times I've made sincere resolutions only to watch myself break them.
For me, one day at a time is all I can do right now. So far so good.
For me, one day at a time is all I can do right now. So far so good.
Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ireland
Posts: 25,826
During Hour 1, I never thought I could make it 1 Day,
. . . after Day 1, I thought I couldn't make it a 1 Week,
. . . after Month 1 , I thought I couldn't make it to 1 Year!!
As the days continue to roll on and the more and more I create a new Sober lifestyle, which kicks alcohol more and more to the kerb, I have become increasing convinced that I might be onto something on a more permanent basis!
. . . after Day 1, I thought I couldn't make it a 1 Week,
. . . after Month 1 , I thought I couldn't make it to 1 Year!!
As the days continue to roll on and the more and more I create a new Sober lifestyle, which kicks alcohol more and more to the kerb, I have become increasing convinced that I might be onto something on a more permanent basis!
Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 8,704
I am going to come clean here, there are 2 "no" responses to the poll. I am one of them. After re-reading the original question, I might change my answer as it asks if I "think" i could quit for good. I guess that would be a yes, but I don't know if I will. I hope I will, think I'm going to post on my current situation in a new thread.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 10,912
When I decided to quit drinking nearly 17 months ago, I did it with a very firm decision and determination that it'll be for the long haul, for rest of my life. I just did not want to see any other option. It turns out, this clear cut decision and commitment was which made all the difference for me -- I kept failing on a daily or other daily basis for a couple years before that, I think because I did not make that clear decision. Follow up (how to stay quit) for me has been more a pragmatic process that required planning and learning a lot, and actions everyday, in the beginning of course often against the current of what my body was "telling" me. I had bad cravings for a good while, but they had never really shaken my initial drive to turn all this over for good.
What I find interesting is that we often speak about a leap of faith here, hope, etc... for me, I actually had to shut down that sort of belief type thing, because it would have (well it had for years earlier) made me constantly second guess my decision. Funny enough, because in early sobriety, I often was confused and had doubts about the RR/AVRT method, but I must say now thinking back, that's pretty much how I did it. I just did not like/use their terminology, but the practical essence is pretty much it. With the help of SR, therapy, and with lots of daily efforts IRL to keep it on track.
So yes I absolutely think I can, and have no intention to ever change this.
What I find interesting is that we often speak about a leap of faith here, hope, etc... for me, I actually had to shut down that sort of belief type thing, because it would have (well it had for years earlier) made me constantly second guess my decision. Funny enough, because in early sobriety, I often was confused and had doubts about the RR/AVRT method, but I must say now thinking back, that's pretty much how I did it. I just did not like/use their terminology, but the practical essence is pretty much it. With the help of SR, therapy, and with lots of daily efforts IRL to keep it on track.
So yes I absolutely think I can, and have no intention to ever change this.
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