I Finally Want To Be Sober
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Join Date: Apr 2021
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I Finally Want To Be Sober
I have tried to stop drinking before but it has never worked out.
I feel like for the first time I actually want to be sober. What is new is that I am doing it not because I think it is what those around me want (although that is very important) but I am doing it because it is what I want.
As a new dad I can see the life I want right in front of me and I know if I keep on the path I am currently walking, I will loose it all.
I feel like for the first time I actually want to be sober. What is new is that I am doing it not because I think it is what those around me want (although that is very important) but I am doing it because it is what I want.
As a new dad I can see the life I want right in front of me and I know if I keep on the path I am currently walking, I will loose it all.
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Hi Grizzlan...
I was very hesitant to quit for many years till one day I decided alcohol wasn’t doing anything for me anymore...No fun...no relaxing buzz...only increasing anxiety and panic attacks...I had to drink more to stop the madness....With that i’ve had quite enough....
Hope you can find your way through sobriety.
I was very hesitant to quit for many years till one day I decided alcohol wasn’t doing anything for me anymore...No fun...no relaxing buzz...only increasing anxiety and panic attacks...I had to drink more to stop the madness....With that i’ve had quite enough....
Hope you can find your way through sobriety.
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Great to meet you, Grizz!
When I came to SR I'd been drinking for decades. It had once been fun, but had begun to destroy my life. I could never trust myself once I took that first drink. Once I admitted I had no control - and that I really longed for a sober life - I was able to get free. You can definitely have the life you want - please stay with us & keep reading & posting.
When I came to SR I'd been drinking for decades. It had once been fun, but had begun to destroy my life. I could never trust myself once I took that first drink. Once I admitted I had no control - and that I really longed for a sober life - I was able to get free. You can definitely have the life you want - please stay with us & keep reading & posting.
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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Welcome Grizz! I found that when I wanted to quit drinking for myself I found success. When I quit for others I always found a reason to go back to it.
I like your screen name, thats my dogs name...my profile pic. I'm glad you are here
I like your screen name, thats my dogs name...my profile pic. I'm glad you are here
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Toronto Area
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Grizzlan,
I drank through my children's early lives and although present, I was often distracted by alcohol, which often came before them. I wish that I was more fully present mentally through that period for both of them and experienced more of the joy that comes from that. You probably don't want the same regret.
I drank through my children's early lives and although present, I was often distracted by alcohol, which often came before them. I wish that I was more fully present mentally through that period for both of them and experienced more of the joy that comes from that. You probably don't want the same regret.
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Originally Posted by GeoGo 
Grizzlan,
I drank through my children's early lives and although present, I was often distracted by alcohol, which often came before them. I wish that I was more fully present mentally through that period for both of them and experienced more of the joy that comes from that. You probably don't want the same regret.
I drank through my children's early lives and although present, I was often distracted by alcohol, which often came before them. I wish that I was more fully present mentally through that period for both of them and experienced more of the joy that comes from that. You probably don't want the same regret.
I've started on the wrong foot with my daughter. I thought I was doing better than I was. I was genuinely surprised when my wife told me that it's not normal to casually drink several litres of beer while looking after a new born.
Just one example of the many ways I completely lost perspective.
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Originally Posted by Introvrtd1
Hi Grizzlan...
I was very hesitant to quit for many years till one day I decided alcohol wasn’t doing anything for me anymore...No fun...no relaxing buzz...only increasing anxiety and panic attacks...I had to drink more to stop the madness....With that i’ve had quite enough....
Hope you can find your way through sobriety.
I was very hesitant to quit for many years till one day I decided alcohol wasn’t doing anything for me anymore...No fun...no relaxing buzz...only increasing anxiety and panic attacks...I had to drink more to stop the madness....With that i’ve had quite enough....
Hope you can find your way through sobriety.
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Join Date: May 2020
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Welcome to SR Grizzlan , you will get lots of help and good advice here. Congratulations on being a new daddy. It's a great feeling to be sober and present I've found that with my own kids. I can drive them somewhere they need to be without a thought or when they are sick I can look after them properly day or night..I always felt guilty if I was drinking like a really bad mammy. That is the best thing I take away from being sober..
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