You should be so proud of yourself, I keep trying, I made it 32 days January 2017, then my partner, at the time, went to Vegas with his family, my Mom came to visit and I had two glasses of wine. He called and realized I had been drinking and shut his phone off for two days. That sent me right back into the booze and I've been off and on every since trying to quit. Three months ago I quit the boyfriend, so one addiction out of the way. My relapses involve abandonment, sadness, happiness, social gatherings and etc. How do you stop living to stop drinking? I'm also an Artist so I'll pick up a brush, come to this site, read success stories and keep busy. How did you finally quit … I'm praying for God to intervene before something awful happens, another fall that injuries me, a DUI, I hurt someone … it's hard work, does it ever get easier?

I wish I had some words of wisdom or advice.but I am struggling like you all. People always say to avoid places that have alcohol but it’s everywhere. I have a hard time because I never got to a rock bottom sort of place. I just drank too much. Nothing extreme happened. But its been close and it’s taken a serious toll on my marriage. I want to get right before something bad happens. I don’t think it ever gets easier.

I remember attending my nieces wedding. Out of 200 people in attendance, I was the only one sober, except for the kids. I often looked around me at all the others getting drunk and watched them make fools of themselves, the more inebriated they became but all that did was reinforce my resolve to stay sober. I had a much stronger desire to set an example for others to follow rather then to see myself as a non conformist because I am defective in some way.

So don't be afraid to be different. If you find yourself hurting terribly and craving a drink, to numb yourself, try to get to the root of it all and ask yourself why you feel that way. If you keep digging, the answer will almost always be one of fear. Fear of something. You may be needing more support and AA is a great place to find that support, but it's not the only place.

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

Congratulations of 14 months sobriety! That's a huge accomplishment!

God Bless

Timo, I remember when you got here. Glad you are doing it one day at a time!

Thanks y'all for the support so far. You giys make it easier

wow, congrats timoA! yeah, gotta be tough with all the drinking in your family but after 14 months sobriety, you already know whats best for you. so happy for you and continued success!