02/08/16
Mav, the weekend was a bender. I feel like crap. I also take full responsibility.
I cant drink. I dont want to. I made it to 12 days a ruined it all. I know my wife is so disapointed and so am I.
Day 1 again.....
I cant drink. I dont want to. I made it to 12 days a ruined it all. I know my wife is so disapointed and so am I.
Day 1 again.....
I dont want to drink anymore. I cant drink. I have just been scared to not participate because they will show there is an issue.
My health and marriage are more important than what people know or think. My plan is to start stringing days together again. It was so nice and I felt so great. I have to tell myself and others no. I still cant believe I let it get to this.
My health and marriage are more important than what people know or think. My plan is to start stringing days together again. It was so nice and I felt so great. I have to tell myself and others no. I still cant believe I let it get to this.
Good Morning Folks,
Well, today is 02/08/17. It has been 1 year since I created this post and failed miserably on my goal of not drinking which became a goal of moderating.
You guys warned me and were right. I decided to comit to sobriety on 08/14/16. Below is a list of things I no longer have to deal with that I was dealing with a year ago:
1.) I am not scared of myself
2.) I am not scared of the future
3.) I am not scared of alcohol
4.) I am not dependant on alcohol
5.) I hide nothing
6.) I am not constantly scheming
7.) I am not constantly sad
8.) I am not scared of bedtime
9.) I sleep great
10.) I dont have alcohol dreams
11.) My wife is happy
12.) I am happy
13.) I feel great
14.) I am not depressed or anxious
15.) I feel like a normal person again
The devil temps me and will for the rest of my life. I will not let him and alcohol regain control ever again. It was terrible.
Thank you guys for being there for me.
179 days!!!!
Well, today is 02/08/17. It has been 1 year since I created this post and failed miserably on my goal of not drinking which became a goal of moderating.
You guys warned me and were right. I decided to comit to sobriety on 08/14/16. Below is a list of things I no longer have to deal with that I was dealing with a year ago:
1.) I am not scared of myself
2.) I am not scared of the future
3.) I am not scared of alcohol
4.) I am not dependant on alcohol
5.) I hide nothing
6.) I am not constantly scheming
7.) I am not constantly sad
8.) I am not scared of bedtime
9.) I sleep great
10.) I dont have alcohol dreams
11.) My wife is happy
12.) I am happy
13.) I feel great
14.) I am not depressed or anxious
15.) I feel like a normal person again
The devil temps me and will for the rest of my life. I will not let him and alcohol regain control ever again. It was terrible.
Thank you guys for being there for me.
179 days!!!!
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Posts: 140
Wow, I just read that entire thread from beginning to end, it was quite eye-opening.
As I started reading through I found myself agreeing with BD 100%. Personally I thought everyone was being extremely harsh with BD over his drinking. All he wanted was just to be a 'normal' sociable drinker and enjoy life like everyone else, and not drink like an alcoholic ruining his life. I get that completely, that's what I want for myself. I honestly think I would have written BD's posts word for word had I been him.
I was hoping I could somehow 'graduate' one day into a normal casual drinker who is in control, but now I'm not so sure. I'm really new to all this, but maybe this has to be a journey to complete abstinence forever. I hadn't really considered that.
Thanks for posting though, that was really insightful.
As I started reading through I found myself agreeing with BD 100%. Personally I thought everyone was being extremely harsh with BD over his drinking. All he wanted was just to be a 'normal' sociable drinker and enjoy life like everyone else, and not drink like an alcoholic ruining his life. I get that completely, that's what I want for myself. I honestly think I would have written BD's posts word for word had I been him.
I was hoping I could somehow 'graduate' one day into a normal casual drinker who is in control, but now I'm not so sure. I'm really new to all this, but maybe this has to be a journey to complete abstinence forever. I hadn't really considered that.
Thanks for posting though, that was really insightful.
"I was hoping I could somehow 'graduate' one day into a normal casual drinker who is in control, but now I'm not so sure."
Speaking strictly for myself, I tried and tried and tried and tried
and it never never never
N E V E R
worked.
Speaking strictly for myself, I tried and tried and tried and tried
and it never never never
N E V E R
worked.
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 140
That's what I keep hearing Columbus.
I know I am new to this but I seriously can't imagine life never drinking again. Even if it's pina colada on holiday, a sherry at Christmas, champagne at a wedding, I can't imagine never doing any of that again. But I guess it's a slippery slope. If I was able to have those things without going downhill, I probably wouldn't even be here.
I know I am new to this but I seriously can't imagine life never drinking again. Even if it's pina colada on holiday, a sherry at Christmas, champagne at a wedding, I can't imagine never doing any of that again. But I guess it's a slippery slope. If I was able to have those things without going downhill, I probably wouldn't even be here.
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