View Poll Results: Do you think you can quit for good?
Yes
121
73.33%
No
5
3.03%
Maybe
39
23.64%
Voters: 165. You may not vote on this poll
Do you think you can quit for good?
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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..
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.
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.
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