Day 2 again
 

I have been trying for years to quit drinking and can never seem to do it. I feel so anxious and miserable

What have you done in the past to recover?

I tried for years to quit drinking, too.
It wasn't until I reached out for help that I was able to stop.
In my case, it was AA. But there are other programs of recovery too.
I also came here and found support.
It's been over ten years since this drunk has had a drink, you can do it too.
Do whatever it takes. Put the time you use drinking and recovering into getting sober for good.
There is hope, and remember, you never have to drink again.

I tried to quit drinking over and over, but couldn't do it until I finally wanted to be sober more than I wanted to drink.

Welcome back Oldskool. I struggled for many years too. I would also ask - when you say you've been trying to quit drinking for many years, what exactly have you tried?

I have tried the normal tools. Distraction doing things different. Cooking cleaning etc. I don't feel comfortable in meetings. I get to a certain point in and think ahh it's ok to drink again nd it's not. I think I have control then when I start I can't stop. I am a weekend binge drinker where 1 drink is just never enough. I don't want to be like this anymore

Distraction in itself is not a recovery plan. Most of us needed some kind of formal method/procedure/theory to follow. Every recovery plan also teaches us that we cannot control our drinking, ever...so you learn repetitively to accept that and reinforce it.

This thread is a great read if you've never done so:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...at-we-did.html

welcome back oldskoolraver :)

The plan links in Scotts link above are pretty good.

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hows it going?

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So far so good thanks. Going through the links given above