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You sound like a alcoholic and there is little to no chance you will be able to moderate your drinking if your anything like me. It used to be all or nothing for me and still is sometimes. I had to give up drinking pretty much entirely for about 4 years before i could drink normally again and even then the only reason i could drink normally is because i was on opiates which took away my desire to drink.

Over the holidays i felt myself slipping back into my old drinking habits so ive had to give it up again. Not so much as a beer in 12 days. I'll have a few beers down the road but right now it's just way to risky because i can slip back into habits pretty quick.

Giving up drinking is really fucking hard but atleast it sounds like your not physically addicted so thats atleast one good thing. The main thing is to pick up something else when you stop drinking. Anything a hobby, working out, etc. I started working out like crazy when i gave up drinking and continued like that for about 3 years. I was in the best shape of my life all because the exercise helped take my mind off getting drunk.

Try not to think of it at all to many people focus on how long theve been sober but i found this totally counterproductive. By far the best thing to do is put it way back in your mind. Just make sure you don't put it far enough back that you think you can allow yourself that ONE drink.
 
Wow that's awesome chucky! Keep up the good work dude.
How you feeling on day 14?
 
n3ophy7e said:
Wow that's awesome chucky! Keep up the good work dude.
How you feeling on day 14?
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Pretty good actually. The only times I'm tempted are in the morning or early afternoon on the weekend when I have nothing else to do, because I love to do a couple of shots and feel that buzz right away in the morning. If I can make it through those times, then the rest of the day goes pretty smoothly...:\

However, I haven't totally decided to give up alcohol forever, just taking a break, because things were starting to get out of hand. Well, actually they were out of hand already, and I just started to care:|

This is gonna be a four day weekend for me too, ha ha ha8o
 
I haven't had any alcohol now in over 5 years, and I was about as bad an alcoholic as they get. If I can live without it, you can too.

PA offered some good advice. If your life has centered around alcohol, you're going to have a huge void to fill without it. You need to find things to fill that void. I go to the gym now every other day. It feels good physically. I also help others who are trying to beat their alcohol addiction. Giving back feels good spiritually.
 
a year and a half

I haven't had a drink in a year and a half. I'm contemplating throwing all that way right now.:(
 
AfterGlow said:
I haven't had any alcohol now in over 5 years, and I was about as bad an alcoholic as they get. If I can live without it, you can too.

PA offered some good advice. If your life has centered around alcohol, you're going to have a huge void to fill without it. You need to find things to fill that void. I go to the gym now every other day. It feels good physically. I also help others who are trying to beat their alcohol addiction. Giving back feels good spiritually.
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That is awesome, and really inspiring AG :)

760rollz said:
I haven't had a drink in a year and a half. I'm contemplating throwing all that way right now.:(
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Please don't do it man, you know it will only make things worse in the end <3
 
so i got drunk wednesday, buzzed thursday and drunk friday and saturday

back on the wagon, today is nearing the end of day two sober... suprisingly i feel okay

ran into a really good friend of mine, one of the most charismatic and intelligent people I know. poor bastard has it even worse that I do. He's up to a 26 a day, and was drinking vodka out of a water bottle at uni today...

I felt like I inspired him today, he was shocked I went cold turkey and walked away thinking, fuck myles man, if you can do it so can I. We used to drink shot for shot every night last year until we passed out. I really hope he can kick it as he has the potentional to do great things.
 
My (ex)friend continues to defile my house & drink even more.
Aside from driving me to the edge of violence, I'm hoping his unwanted presence can now convince me to stay both clean & sober.

Sad when you can't find peace in your own house. I had to flee all weekend. Poisined myself one last time; my health (physical & mental) are far too fragile for me to mess about any more. If I stop now there's hope I'll survive long enough for life not to be so miserable.
 
Hey SF, have you taken any steps towards getting yourself out of this situation??
Is there anywhere else you can live, away from your housemate??
You need help man, please try to help yourself <3
 
Ummm let's just say I've done a whole lot fucking better....

I'm looking forward to posting a good story of my own in the near future.

<3

But for now.......
 
n3ophy7e said:
Hey SF, have you taken any steps towards getting yourself out of this situation??
Is there anywhere else you can live, away from your housemate??
You need help man, please try to help yourself <3
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Nope, I pay all the bills .. And no other non-single friends in the whole city.
I've been in this situation before unfortunately .. I let people walk all over me because I'm afraid of confrontation; I simply cannot express my thoughts/feelings to a person. This is why therapy has failed over 10 years.
Just have to make the best of it and hope things turn out better some day!

I'm still not 'ready' to be 100% drug free, but I'm way past due, so it might as well be now or never.
 
You pay all the bills? I have a three word solution to your problem:

KICK
HIM
OUT.
 
Yeah SF I agree with Fjones. I know it'll be hard because that's the ultimate confrontation right? I'm shitscared of confrontation so I know how you feel!

But I think this is too important and too devastating to you to let continue.

You gotta do something man.

<3
 
I wish I could rent myself out to people to fix this problem (of confrontation avoidance). I embrace confrontation if I know I am in the right. I love to argue and debate with people.
 
The time has come for me to choose....do I go to work, or take a sick day so I can sit at home and drink.....

Decisions decisions.....
 
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