Can someone give me advice on ending drinking for good

set up a schedule and routine in which you are busy and dont have time to drink . if it comes to mind create antidotes to drive out of mind.

if absolutely must drink set strict limit of one beer , never going above.

contrary to what many say , i believe it becomes easier the longer you are without it , but not to say taht potential for addictive , destructive behavior is not always there.

My son was having issues with alcohol when he was younger.

I noticed that things had greatly improved and asked him why. He said that he had taken LSD and the perspective shift for him was amazing. He said it was able to put things he didn't even know were the true issues in perspective.

He is much happier and healthier now and may have a beer or two with friends, but the hardcore days are over.

I have never taken LSD and am not suggesting it is the right thing for your situation. I do know that people have reported improvements with micro doses, and they are popular in the tech industry. Hard drugs like ketamine are now available for bored housewives where I live. Apparently it helps with depression.

I know others suggest prayer, meditation, AA, will power and other things, but drinking, IMHO is indicative of deep emotional issues. Probably the right path is to address these things to attack the root cause, rather than well meaning suggestions which may result in false hope and discouragement.

Good luck to you!

Biped, it's the easiest way to get endorphins up and everything moving.

Drink only Kahlua.

Before you get drunk you will puke.

You will stop drinking if that happens enough.

OP..... You don't want to quit. If you did, you would not be asking someone else for advice. No one can tell you what you want to hear. You want to quit drinking. Go get a mirror. Take a good long look at yourself and imagine someone meeting that person in the mirror. Do you think you would want to meet someone like that? That drinks all the time, smells, stumbles and mumbles around like an idiot? Selfish and thinking only of themselves? I bet you have driven with a couple beers under your belt. I know you have. And I'm not accusing you of anything either. I'm telling you, you've done it. I'm also telling you that people avoid you and you are left out of things because people know you are going to get drunk and stupid. You want to quit? Get angry at yourself for being such a dickhead.

As an alcoholic that drank little over 20 years straight, no time off... I know all about the excuses you tell yourself. How you don't give a shit about things when you are drunk. How you embarrass yourself and your family. Yeah, I'm "experienced" in all that. I wasted a lot of time, mine and theirs. I hurt a lot of people not caring about who or what I was doing. Not THINKING!!! Think about it. If your lifestyle is not hurting someone, you need to look a little deeper into your life and relationships. Maybe you don't have any. If all your friends are drunks and that's all you hang with. Get new friends. After a while, you will have nothing in common with them anyway. You won't relate as much. Takes time but stay pissed at yourself for being a selfish prick and you will do fine.

Until then, good luck with the trying. You don't try. YOU DO! Take each day as it comes, it's all the time you have and if you wake up tomorrow, count your blessings you have more time to enjoy life sober.

every addiction is the result of a victimhood mindset. Healing that from the inside out will cure disease and addiction.

Just quitting and not addressing this is a bandaid not a cure.

Happy to help more if interested.

Eliminate it from your house. Buy some orange juice and milk to drink instead. Drink coffee. You might try a Bach flower remedy if you think there’s some emotional reason that’s causing it.

This guy says he cured his alcoholism with diet and supplements:

just stop. fill that time with other stuff. take up woodworking. something complex that requires skill development.

Hey so I just want to tell you I was exactly where you are if not worse just 10 months ago.

I prayed to God very specifically asking Him remove the evil of alcohol from my life. It has to come from within the true realization that you do not have the ability to do this on your own. AA (I went to one meeting years ago) uses the term "higher power". I know God took the desire away from me. I spent $90.00 a week on alcohol unless I went to a bar then add $70.00. I don't take credit for anything regarding what happened to make me lose that huge part of my life to God be the Glory.

Just to put this in perspective my friend I've known for 30 years can't believe I still haven't even wanted a taste. People are disappointed that I don't drink. For some it's difficult to be around after quitting, I haven't experienced that. I can only say Divine Intervention took place in my life before it all came crashing down. My life hasn't been better than it is now and I am more thankful everyday.

Go camping, hundreds of miles out.


Take one beer.

See, you can stop after one!

Pray, pray, pray...and believe. You will be saved from

yourself. The main thing is believing in God that can

take away your sickness of 'needing' alcohol to feel

normal...

Drink or do not drink.