Impossible to say, you might wait til your birthday, have a great night and then stop afterwards.

You may also go out between now and your birthday, get drunk and have an accident or choke on your own vomit or one of hundreds of other things that can happen to us. You may get drunk on your birthday, have a terrible evening, do things you regret, or not remember a thing. You may put stopping off until then and lose the focus on stopping and carry on drinking for months or years more.

Only you can decide what the risks for you are and whether they are worth taking.

Why did you decide yo quit drinking?

Willpower will not keep you sober. For me, when I put deadlines on stopping drinking, it didn't work because when that day came then I'd change it for tomorrow then tomorrow and tomorrow. I'll stop after christmas...I'll stop after my birthday....I'll stop after the fourth of july and so on. I'll pray for you that you're one of the few who can do that. I'm here for you if you need to talk.

I have never seen that approach work,but let us know if it does. take care.

no it will not work,there will always be a reason to drink if you think that way,i am there.

Perhaps,,,just perhaps,,,,your best birthday gift would be to give yourself your first day of your very last day of drinking.
Giving your birthdays a whole new meaning.
Just a thought.

That didn't sound right. I meant your first day of sobriety for the rest of your life.

btw: When I was 14 years old I promised myself I would quit smoking when I was 30yrs. I'm 46 and still smoking....so much for promises....I promised myself I would quit smoking at 40. Didn't happen. I promised I would quit drinking at 40. Didn't happen. I don't know how many times I promised myself: Today I will not drink....didn't happen. It truly was only when I seeked God's help did I have any sobriety. Minute by minute....

As long as you view your life drinking is better than your life sober you will chose drinking.
You still associate drinking with the good times. Perhaps on you birthday you will discover that it isn't such a good time. If not you will continue to chose drinking.

I have a more open mind to setting a targte date than others - I believe some people need time to get used to the idea of not drinking when its a big part of their life

It took me 5 months after intervention by others to feel ready to go for total abstinance and detox

But please for your sake and if you dont want your future life to be a disaster ........ dont make it an empty gesture.

i hope after ur birthdy night u wilkl stop good lucK :O))

i hope after ur birthdy night u wilkl stop good lucK :O))

Hi Ashley. I read your profile and what you put on Support Groups Acohol. Read that and think about it.Is that how you want your b-day to possibly end up? If you can it would be better to start now learning to have fun without drinking. You are already admitting to the problem of alcoholism. Good luck to you.

For myself i always had a reason to have one more drink, wether it be Christmas, Easter or any special Holiday, we can't get away from one month with out a Holiday of some sort... BUT... let me ask you this.. did you come into the world drunk on your Birthday? Why not give yourself the best gift of all and stay sober.. is your "BIRTHDAY" worth black outs? is your "BIRTHDAY" worth going to jail over or losing your kids if you have any, or killing yourself or someone else... just some "YETS" to ponder over... Good Luck!!

That's just the way it is. I have probably set up about one hundred of those start up sobriety dates.