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Trying to stop reaching for another beer

DVTbro
DVTbro

Why is people in London can drink me under the table and I am considered an alcoholic here in Los Angeles. A six pack goes down way to easy and cutting back has to be done. Began a taste for whiskey when my BFF came home with a big bottle she won at a golf tournment. We alcoholics brought together and then she began having stomach aches and cut back on drinking. She is strong that way but I still buy beer and cut way back on whiskey. Trying to cut back to a 12 pack to start baby steps. At least it is not a 6 pack EVERY night. Hate this 

finallyawakenow
finallyawakenow
When you’ve had enough then you will stop buying it. Personally I started with wine and beer and the last five years before I quit were mostly whiskey. It was sneaky and I didn’t see how much it was tearing me down until two months sober gave me the clarity of look at myself honestly.
I was lucky, many never get the perspective I have now. I’m three years sober because I want a healthy mind and body. I am sure that I could have an occasional drink for a while. A few months, a year? But I know that I would eventually go back to my old ways and that’s not who I want to be.
What do you want?
KimmyO
KimmyO
It is hard to change habits and especially if there is an underlying reason for allowing them to ruin you. Why do you drink? What starts you? That is the trigger, the culprit, battle that and don't let yourself give in to the first one, or you will feel like a failure and then drink more and feel worse, then drink even more, it's a downward spiral, starting with the first sip. The ability to quit or not quit is the deciding factor of whether you are addicted or not. Seek counsel and join support groups like AA. Many churches have both free, if you can't afford a therapist. Have a call buddy who can talk you out of it when first tempted. You can do this, you can overcome! It is your choice, and our choices have either consequences or blessings. I believe in you, you will win. <3
1is2many
1is2many
I was drinking 10-20 a day and then adding on shots. It was not fun, it was a blur.

I found that the way to not have too many is to not have the first one.

It IS a nightmare but imagine life without the chain
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