Horatio48

It is hard. Just so hard.

RushTogether

WHY are you drinking again? Can you answer that?

Can you get to an AA meeting?

You can get sober, I promise you.

2muchpain

Very sorry to hear that your drinking again. Yes, it is very hard. The important thing is that you don't give up on yourself. Many people hits bumps in the road before sobriety takes hold so your not alone with that. I think it's real important that you figure out why you decided to drink again and add to your plan so it doesn't happen again. I am constantly working on my plan to make it stronger.
The most important thing you need to do right now is to stop drinking, before things get much worse, and you know it will. John

MIRecovery

Yes stopping is hard but what are you doing besides will power?

ChloeRose63

What triggered you to begin again? What were the circumstances? Use this as a lesson and learn from it.

ScottFromWI

I found drinking itself to be just as hard at the end. What can we do to help horatio? Can you go to a meeting today maybe?

least

You can stop drinking, but you have to want to be sober more than you want to drink.

Anna

Like Scott, I found drinking very hard at the end, too. I was exhausted. It's hard but, stopping drinking is something you can do!

Ariesagain

The fault, Horatio, lies not in us but in our bars.

Sorry couldn't resist.

So you're drinking. Is it the wonderful, warm and peaceful place your AV told you it was? Or does it suck?

You now know it's possible to live another way. You can stop the suckage.

Rooting for you...

Mac1

There was no comfort in drinking for me in the later years! It sucked big time.
Sobriety is easy in comparison...

Opivotal

I found drinking much harder than giving it up.

Support made the difference for me.

You can do this!

soberclover

You are right. Drinking for many they believe is the easier choice as it is familiar and comfortable. The reality, however, that living the drinking life is hard....it is hard physically, mentally, and spiritually on us.

The most courageous, strong, true, and real people are the ones who are in recovery and have done whatever it takes to turn their life around. Be this person.

ZenLifter

If you have stopped before, you can again. Every slip is an opportunity to learn. Start over, my friend

Thumpalumpacus

Well, stop again.

Delilah1

Let us know how you are doing. You can stop again, you have done it before.

❤️ Delilah

Horatio48

My wife tells me I used to just snore loudly when I was drunk before. She tells me now I snore but I also scream out at night - as if in pain. Thank you for your responses. It makes me feel, well - it makes me feel good. As if I somehow belong. Or am part of something bigger. I will try again. Thank you.

Dee74

Try and get a plan together Horatio. Are you interested in a face to face approach like AA or one of the other meeting based groups?

D

Mountainmanbob

Many will say that AA is not the program for them.
But, it sure gave me some good sober roots.
A sober one can branch out from there.
I first had to learn to keep the plug in the jug.

8 years later and I still attend AA meetings.
For we know what they say - if it works don't fix it.

MB

2muchpain

I hate to get all spiritual on you, but you do belong and you are part of something bigger. John

Horatio48

No AA here. Liquor is illegal. So it is difficult to find support groups. And it would, for various reasons, be a challenge for me to go to any group. So I need to make a plan for myself and try and stick to it. My spouse is supportive. I plan to lean on her. I could go for one on one therapy - but the calibre of the therapists and their commitment to confidentiality is suspect. Anyway. Making a plan. Need to do things differently. Day 2 almost complete. Time for a run. Here's to a better and sober tomorrow and good luck to all those trying to make a better life for themselves.