Do you think you can quit for good?
 

Do you think you can quit for good?

I can quit for today and that's good enough for me.

Absolutely yes, no worries :)

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I know that today I didn't drink! Forever is just too daunting for me! One day at a time.. It's not just a saying you literally have to take it 24 hours at a time!

60 days sober today!

Yep. Toughest part will be going back to Canada to visit the family, but aside from that, I should be able to do it.

Yes - as long as I keep working at it and never forget that ...

my alcoholic pilot light never goes out. Not til the day I die.
how my life was when I was drinking alcohol
the way I drank was not glamorous; quirky; or characterful (like it might be in the adverts)
it's no good comparing my insides with everyone else outsides

I'm creeping up on three years, so yeah. No plans to drink again.

For me, the real question is: do I have self-belief ?

When I was drinking the answer was an emphatic NO. In my early days of sobriety, it was a faint and shaky yes. However, with each day of sobriety under my belt, the answer YES becomes louder and more confident.

Yes. I don't want to go back to the past. There is nothing for me there.

Yes I believe I can.....after a long time of denial I now know with 100% certainty I will loose everything if I pick up. Turns out there are just too many things im not willing to give up on.

I think I might make it. A hesitant yes... I'm only 6 and a half weeks sober but this feels really different to my other attempts. In the past when I've given up I've felt resentful that I can't drink but this time it's different. I often feel really relieved that I don't drink anymore. Lots of things in my life are changing. I feel this could be the start of something real...

So, absolutely, put me down for a tentative yes! When I was a kid I had a badge that read:

I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure

It's a bit like that with an absolutely tentative yes ;)

I do believe so but Im a young guy with a lot of years (hopefully!) ahead of me so it does feel like a slightly daunting task but for the moment I feel confident.

Honest opinion.

As long as I continue to incorporate
steps and principles taught to me 24yrs.
ago into all my affairs one day at a time,
practicing openmindedness, willingness,
and by all means, honesty, then, im
guaranteed another days reprieve
that I will be sober when I complete
another 24 hours without poison trying
to send me to an early grave.

Yes, I have no choice, it's do or die now. It's amazing what a dose of scared straight will do for you, I don't really recommend all the wreckage and pressure like I have gotten but it's made me straight and i think for good this time. I am voluntarily working a program with my therapist until the court puts the hammer down on me. I really like the one on one, I've been through rehab three times already and failed but the court will probably prescribe it again, sigh..

Yes!
I can quit for (the) good (of);
Myself
My Family
My Neighbors
My Community
And, Society at large!!!

They all will be very happy :)

A resounding Yes. Too many great moments to experience that, if drinking, would never be realized.

I never ever want to feel as crappy as I did for years. There is a very simple way make sure that never happens again. Just the thought of drinking makes me feel ill.

I said maybe.
I have quit for over 27 years, but I cannot say for sure I will stay quit for the rest of my days. To change my mind is still optional. I can only promise that I will do my best to stay quit today.

In a way, this uncertainty, helps me not to take my quitting for granted, or think I can stop quitting today and quit again tomorrow, or no need to quit anymore because I am cured.

Most long term quitters know that quitting is no guarantee.

yep. nearly 14 months here and it's starting to suit me. I just feel like I don't drink.

Seems so far that the yes's have it.
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