Hi Nomo! Welcome to the group!

From my own personal experience, I found that it helps to have a plan. Do you have a plan or are you going to try your will power?

I have seen a few quit on willpower alone who got their inspiration from reading the posts here but I have seen many more quit with the help of other groups like AA or an IOP and/or addiction counseling.

It took alot for me to get sober because I came from an alcoholic family so drinking was the norm.

Sometimes it takes trying different things to see what will help and what won't help, but in the end, my biggest motivation was my family and friends who were watching me slowly wasting away by committing a slow suicide with the bottle and I never ever want to do that to them again.

Good luck on your road to recovery and may you find peace and happiness along the way!

God Bless

Welcome, what’s the plan? 1is2many

I don't know... My way is not working. I stop for many days and then I drink and go for 2 days. I'm tired of it.

Get to an AA meeting. Dive in head first.

It’s a habit that can be stopped. You have to find a replacement. I found a group of new friends with aa. Saved my life. 1-2

Finding a group where you can share with others on a similar journey is very helpful. AA and/or a treatment center (where you will also get accountability in sobriety) are safe places to learn to do life without alcohol. As well, keep an open mind. Once you get into the deep end of why you were drinking you might discover that there is much to learn about yourself. It is a wonderful and challenging experience to leave the drinking behind, So much joy and life that can be discovered and re-discovered.

I believe in you. If you’re here then you have taken a step. I like how A.Taylor put it about getting into the deep end of self discovery. Because that’s what has kept me sober. I avoided so much while drinking that I had a lot of catching up to do. At first it was overwhelming until I realized that it’s just life. And that I’d be OK. What are you avoiding? What kept you from posting? I found my sobriety through asking myself questions like this and seeking the answers instead of my old behavior of giving in( up). Work it out. If you want it, you can have a better life.

Hello! Thank you for your responses. It helps immensely! I did not drink yesterday, as I usually don't drink after 2 days of drinking, also because I wanted to be at the animal shelter early today. So today I was walking dogs, which is my favorite thing to do, in 90* weather, and all of a sudden I started thinking ( glamorizing) going and getting drunk. It has happened a lot the last couple of years. My mind started racing with euphoria and then I thought about being hung over tomorrow and I quickly changed my mind. I'm not going to drink tonight nor probably tomorrow as I will be busy, but comes Monday I know I am going to want to drink. I get discouraged Mondays as I do not have a job and I really want a job. I am going to a meeting tomorrow where I went 2 years ago.

Being unemployed is a stresser Try to look at it this way ; taking care of yourself is your full time job. The most important thing you can do right now. You can think of it as job training because as you build a sober life you will be more qualified for the next step.

I know I have a drinking problem and want to quit. Every afternoon I have that urge to drink to get that buzzed feeling again to relax at the end of the day. I tell myself every day I’m not going to drink tonight but I end up drink about 5 days per week. I’ve made huge scenes at get togethers, disappointed my young kids, fight with my husband, go to work hung over, but by nighttime I just can’t fight the urge to drink. Once I take that drink, I drink till I black out, then wake up in the morning disappointed in myself. I tell myself I won’t drink again that night.. but usually do it again. I need to stop this to be healthier and a better example to my kids.