I have never known it to get better drinking more. God knows I tried.

Are you thinking you might want to quit?

Well you have made the first big step coming here, whats next ???

Trickey

Hey there. At least you came here. Ask yourself this. Are you ready to quit drinking? Is so, are you willing to do anything to achieve sobriety?

Things to ponder on. When you are ready to quit, go to an AA meeting in your area. And let us know as well when you are ready.

Just remember this, you are not alone. We were there. We all know that drinking will not solve nothing. All it does is make me feel miserable. The bottle was never my friend. It was just an escape not a life.

Sobriety is living. I am not hiding no more. It's difficult but with help from my HP, I am sober.

My motto is live for today. Take things one moment at a time, day at a time.

I will pray for you. Hang in there.

welcome .. im new here to.. well a week or so. but its been a grt help to me.. keeps me strong and i have been with out a drink now for 2 days..
pat on me back..as i was drinking most nights x
Plz stay around ppl here are grt with the support x

I was a 24-7 drinker at the end. If I was awake , I was drinking. I had no reason or no one to quit for. I had lost my friends, family and my dog was giving me the "hairy eyeball", I was done. Somewhere inside me a little voice began to protest, it said I care, I want to live. I have never got on my knees for anything in my life, but I did that night. I cried and prayed to the powers that be for me not to crave a drink when I got up the next day.
I have been through hell in the last 4 months, but I have not craved a drink since I asked for help. I am not a religious person, however, something took the craving away.
It sounds simple because it is. All you have to do is ask and mean it.

its hard its been they only way to find comfort from different things. instant release from pain

It usually does, until you stop the drinking,then things can get better, if you do certain things.

I, too, used it as an instant release from the pain. The problem is that it increases long-term pain. If you're using it for that reason then, IMHO, you have to be willing to give up short term escape for long-term benefits. Sobriety does force you to face your problems and your pain. It was very difficult for me the first 30 days but its getting easier.

That's why I came here last week. Very nice people with great things to say.

I'm glad that you joined this site. I'm fairly new here too and it is great talking to other people who know exactly what you are going through and they don't judge.

careful now....you get sober and everything gets really REAL..
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