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Hi everyone :wavey:

21 days sober. First attempt at quitting the drink.

Long story short, struggled with eating disorders, anxiety and depression from the age of 12. Father died of alcoholism when I was 14. Turned 18, quickly developed a bottle of wine a night habit. Now 25, gone back to University and want to make something of myself, but drinking a bottle (or two) every night was starting to negatively impact every aspect of my life.

So here I am. Cravings are getting to me, but distractions are getting me through. Otherwise feeling well rested, mellow and healthy for once :)

Welcome szam :)

This is a great place for support - I'm glad you found us :)
Good luck with your study :)

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Well done on 21 days szam...keep up the great work x

Hello Welcome & Congratulations on 3 weeks Szam

That's a shame your father died from alcohol. Was it cirrhosis, was he young? I was at the barber today and she was mentioning how alcohol was a huge problem on the res (native American reservation). Her sons friend is dying of cirrhosis at age 24 and is still drinking vodka every day. Her daughters friend also has end stage cirrhosis. A leader in their community had recently died of cirrhosis. Says its a big problem because they spend their government checks on booz, dont work and just sit around and drink all day. You don't have to end up like that.

Welcome szam. :) It really helps to read and post here. Nice work on your 21 days sober.

He actually died from an accident caused by alcohol. He had epilepsy also, but had a habit of having falls (he had bad mobility due to spinal arthritis) when he was drunk. He fell, a got an undiagnosed bleed on the brain, fell again a few days later and hit his head in the same spot and died there and then. Was found the following day.

I've had incidences of hurting myself when drunk (falling down stairs amongst other things), I can just see myself going in a similar way if I continue

Congrats on 3 weeks sober! :) And welcome to the family. :)

Welcome to the Forum Szam!! :wave:

You don't have to follow that path. Quitting is the best thing you can do for your health right now. Life is so much better when you aren't nursing the daily hangover or worrying about how you are going to get your drinks when you currently don't have any left. You can certainly quit and you will be so much better for it.

I'm sorry for the loss of your father, but it's good to know you are making sure that you will live a sober life. Good job on going back to university.