People who have never struggled with alcoholism have no idea how important "one day" is.

Don’t listen to this fucking degenerate

I’ll have 16 years alcohol free in a month, i drank from 15-45 as an alcoholic and the last 5 years was really really bad, homeless loss of health,friends respect, everything , but one day i got sick and tired of being sick and tired and was truly ready for change, went to AA everyday for 2 years and it completely changed my life for the better, my life today is fucking amazing, it has just gotten better and better, but even my bad days are better than my best day drunk
If you are an alcoholic it is a progressive disease and you will die a most horrible death if you drink to the end, i was given 2 months to live at one point, today i run over 50 miles a week, swim 1/2 mile every morning, and lift weights for an hour , own 2 businesses , my family loves and respects me, and can count on me
Sounds like you know what you are supposed to do

Do it

Get yourself busy ----- SUPER BUSY - so that you don't have time to think about booze or what your body is craving.

The only way to break the spell is to break the cycle.

I tried everything known and had little success until I practiced the orginal six steps of the Oxford Group.

That program is straight from the Bible and AA is an offshoot of the Oxford group.

I no longer crave a drink any more than I crave stepping in front of a fast moving truck. Thank you to the Man Upstairs.

and lots of prayer. Probably as much prayer as you spent time drinking.

You need to find a power greater than yourself to rely on, prayer really works if you believe. I found God in AA, greatest damn gift i have ever received. That is a relationship i work on everyday, instead of trying to kill myself with alcohol

Sometimes a day is even too much, or an hour, just get through the next minute, then the next, and find support, people who have been through it to teach you the little tricks, early recovery is so important to build a good foundation for your new life

Count your blessings you still have this option and aren’t dead

One day, after being an alcoholic for eight years, I was taking recycling to the curb and it was full of nothing but beer cans. When I saw that, I asked myself what I was doing. That's the day the light switch went off. Ten years later, I still have strong urges, but I can easily talk myself out of it. You can do this! If you ever need anyone to talk to hmu through inbox. Best of luck, friend!

My dentist and my Dr both say I'm alcoholic. No idea why because although to them I drink alot daily, to me I'm fine. I still get up and work long hours. I only do triples - bourbon,Rum and vodka. On a day off I will wake up and have a couple then go shopping,go out and about etc or read a book.

My liver is probably crying but booze hasn't affected my life as such.

I am glad you looked for help. Alcoholism is a disease, but it’s the only disease you can get yelled at for having. (RIP Norm). I am a walking living miracle. The booze brought me to deaths door, and I was given a second chance at life. It’s been years now since I had a drink, and my life is better. I am more in tune with myself and the world, and most importantly my higher power. 😉. Alcohol will destroy your body, it is only a matter of time. I have cirrhosis of the liver at a very young age. But I am eternally grateful for th e chance to tell the story of how it is possible to end the cycle. I used to drink a pint to a liter of vodka a day. When I quit my body was so physically addicted it almost killed me. I became jaundiced and doctors told my family I was going to die. I didn’t. Now I can tell you truthfully it is the best decision I’ve made in my adult life. I pray for you tonight.

Last time I thought...it'll be fine. This'll be the last time...
My tire blew out and I lostco trol of my car...it flipped and hit a tree.

It's LITERALLY a miracle of God that I'm still here to tell the tale. I have no other explanation of how I survived how horrific the accident was.

Thank GOD I didn't hurt anyone else. I we t to the ER...police escorted...and then straight to jail.

It's not worth it.
I'm in AA now and still fighting my case in court...out on my own recognizance...again, by the grace of God.

Not only could something unrelated to alcohol happen, you could have an accident and kill yourself or someone else.imagine that...I wish I had. I lost everything except my life that night.

Please...one day at a time. And then the next day and the next day.

If you are the type that drinks and drives or tells yourself you're gonna quit "tomorrow" then you're probably an alcoholic.
The only cure for alcoholism is abstinence.

Not drinking tales more strength than drinking does.

Drinking compulsively is a sickness...not a sign of being able to handle it....more a sign of not being able to handle life on life's terms.

Nothing to be ashamed about, but to seek help or admit you have a problem takes REAL BALLS and I have respect for anyone who does that in the absence of force.

So stfu, puzzy.

Everyone has habits either good or bad. In order to get rid of a bad habit you have got to replace it. Change your way of thinking and Change the world around you. Bad habits die hard though, so You'll have to find a way to reinforce your choice of the good habit in order for it to have a successful chance. I used to be controlled by the thought of alcohol until I decided to replace it with exercise. Every time I'd have an unrelenting urge to get drunk I'd exhaust myself with exercise and eat then sleep. Then it finally got to a point of exercise being a routine that drinking no longer was or is a controlling thought. I know it sounds easy but in reality it's a very difficult change to apply to your life after years of a self destructive habit. But you have to convince yourself that you are stronger and that you are the one who is control.

The moment you fail to do what you did today will be an entrance into another spiral. And you never know if you’ll make it out of the next one

What stops me from drinking is the memory of a night I had during a 5 month hard binge. Literally walked away from a 6 figure job and just drank vodka and whisky all day and all night. Ironically, this event didn’t stop me and I continued to drink for a few months after.

My family was watching over me, in the house, all debating what to do - hospital, etc. I could hear them talking in the next room. Then suddenly I felt stiff and cold and sat straight up. On instinct, I felt my wrist for a pulse and couldn’t find one. Then I looked around and realized the house was quite. No one was there. And the room looked slightly off, like a little otherworldly, I can’t really describe it, but it was still my living room. I felt completely sober, not a hint of brain fog. Then it hit me; maybe I was dead. I panicked a bit, then resigned to myself that okay, that’s it, and laid back down and closed my eyes.

Sometime after my family roused me (they were there the whole time) and took me to the ER. I learned my BAC was in the .43 range (this after not drinking for several hours), and they told me I should probably be dead. I didn’t say it, but I think I was. Like I said, it didn’t stop me at the time, but now, 6 years sober, the memory of that event keeps from going down that road again. It wasn’t peaceful, it wasn’t comforting, it was just cold and empty.

I lost my mother to a drunk driver 30 years ago. You got lucky and lived. I never got to tell her bye.

It's that devil sitting on you shoulder telling you that you're stronger now, that you can manage an occasional drink like everyone else you know..

But you have to declare that you're never drinking alcohol again for the rest of your life. Not even a beer on vacation on a beach.

Having the compulsion to drink lifted from my shoulders was the greatest gift I have ever received. I never went a day without a drink for 30 years, i could not imagine a day without my best friend, alcohol, even though it was killing me

What a blessing to not have to think or drink compulsively ever again

Is a bottle of wine 3 times per week considered alcoholic?

Asking for me..

After 30 years of drinking and pretty heavy drinking the last 6 years, I've been alcohol free for 6 months and 3 weeks now.

No desire to ever go back to that hell.

Still smoke weed occasionally but that's it.

So stick with it OP.

You'll be glad you did in the long run.

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My mom died on Christmas Eve of 20/20 from covid. I haven't had a drop to drink since that night. I just haven't had any desire. Zero.

Hang in there, OP. Several alcoholics in my and my husband's families. He & I quit drinking many years ago because we saw the direction we were going. But our daughter ended up an alcoholic - 8 years sober now thank God. Her son is a heroin addict, now 40 days clean. It's been a rough road for the whole family. But I can tell you that it's totally worth it to work at getting sober/straight. Your life can have so much more value, and can be a blessing to so many people!

Go to meetings. Make a commitment to yourself and one other. Get a sponsor. Keep moving forward, one day, one minute, one second at a time. You are worth it.

Praying for you and your recovery!

I just got to 2 years of sobriety after a bad relapse during COVID.

Lost everything... apartment, car, license, job, freedom...

I couldn't stop until I hit bottom.
Don't wait to hit bottom, because it WILL happen to you!

Stop now, stay busy...
Things I did to help me stay occupied (drinking gave me the illusion of "doing something", not being bored):

After 90 days I don't even miss it. And if I get a craving, I remember that horrible taste of liquor, the gagging it gave me, how much it has screwed everything up. And then you can't get complacent and think you can try again, it will be different this time...

Hopefully cannabis becomes legal soon, I have no qualms with that. I actually quit cannabis and switched to alcohol because it was legal and highly encouraged and promoted in society!

You know it's a problem, please stop now! You'll hate yourself if you don't.

Why do people drink? Is it for the great taste of the booze? To escape a horrible situation? To indulge in the sugar content of the booze?

I asked an alcholic this question and he told me that the sugar content is why folks like to drink. OK, I thought to myself. Whenever I've partaken in a sip of wine or whiskey the taste certainly wasn't sugary like a cake. It was bitter and made me gag. So that brings me back to another conversation I had with a buddy. He told me he liked the taste of whiskey, whether top shelp or rotgut. I asked him whether he liked whiskey more than rum or vodka and his reply was....."I like them all". Wow.

Maybe there isn't just one reason folks like to drink or one major underlying reason. Maybe it's a combination of things that make people tip the glass. But for me, it just tastes bad, I don't like the buzz, and it's so darn expensive. All those reasons is why I've never had the drive to drink.

Or could it be a DNA thing? If mom and dad were folks who loved to drink then I'd imagine the children would follow in their footsteps.

Any responses on this would be appreciated. This question has been rattling around in my mind for years and maybe one day I'll figure it out.

I agree that a possible aid to addressing alcoholism is diet. If I can find a book I have that references it, I will post it. I know part of it deals with sugar and carbs which change into sugar..and these things are counterproductive.

OP, hang in there. Each day, each hour you can be glad you made it without drinking. And, if you do drink, don't beat yourself up about it, just start over. Don't buy in to people calling you weak, etc.

I lost a best friend and a close relative to alcoholism and it haunts me to this day that I did not understand the condition. My thought was...why don't you just stop drinking. Now, I know it is not so simple.

As far as accepting Jesus as your Savior, I do think that is also a must. If you really study about Jesus and salvation, you will understand that we all have flaws snd sin, and Jesus's death and resurrection atones for our imperfections.

Sadly, like other illnesses, just because you ask Jesus into your life, it won't necessarily cure you, but will make your struggle easier because you will know that He loves you, forgives you and will be there for you...and, maybe do a miracle and cure you.

Another hard step, but a must, imo, is to change your group of friends. I know...easier said than done. I would venture to guess most of your friends over embibe, and/or encourage you to do the same.

My two friends who succumbed to alcoholism were both Christians, so I find comfort in that I know where they are but sad that they died.

Although I, personally, feel AA seems like a brag sessions for alcoholics but it works for many people. I am not an alcoholic so maybe rehashing your past is cathartic, so I shouldn't judge. The best part of AA is if you get a good sponsor who you can call upon for support.

I will pray for you and have greater insight into what you are dealing with and I wish this monkey had never gotten on your back. I pray for all people with addictions.

Know you are loved by many and by God. You are worthy as a person, never forget that. When you fall and drink, you are still worthy. Just get back up and try again.

~ evangeline claire

this is good advice. i think it's best that you replace drinking with something else. you can't just leave the void with nothing in it's place, it can eat at you. find some new hobby. exercise is always a great choice. maybe start a morning/evening jogging routine.

that sounds a lot like an NDE
you are lucky to still be here!

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thats really all you have is today .

Etheric attachment.
Figure out how to sever that invisable umbilical.
It's not a lifelong "disease".
It's a fucking parasite that you don't know you have.

100%

just think of the ecstasy you will feel after that alcohol hits your veins, OP. the world could get nuked tomorrow, and you will have wasted your last day being sober

you need to have GOALS. more than one, you need at least 10 goals for the month and then if that is your focus it takes your mind of your GOAL of getting drunk, do you understand?

getting drunk is your GOAL, but see it's such an easy goal.

you have to set easily attainable, yet somewhat of an invoved goal