My goal..

[WhoeverLovesGod01]

...haven't drunk alcohol since the 5th of August.

I wanna last about 6 months. So...february-ish before I evaluate my drinking status again.

Can I just say to you guys it's WORTH IT. I'm still on probation and I don't have to worry about being almost arrested for stuff and going to jail...I don't have to worry about getting drunk and getting into fights...or argueing with my girlfriend uneccessarily...or my mind wandering to places I don't want it to go. I feel healtheir, I'm going to the gym, I got more money...and I feel closer to God.

Strange I never thought alcohol was really something I could put behind me but I'm starting to see the benefits of it now. I feel lonely when I want to hang out with my friends who drink all the time, but then I just feel more strength because I'm getting benefits they aren't getting. I feel like I am winning at something.

Anyway just posted this to encourage others to try giving up for a while if you're starting to feel it's a problem for you.

 

[manitouscott]

That is HUGE!!! Keep doing one day at a time, before you know it, alcohol will seem a distant memory.

I think about all the things that sobriety has given me, and it amazes me. I take it for granted now that
I have a little extra money in my pocket,
my truck is not covered in dents,
I haven't spoken to the police,
there are no bottles hidden in every nook and cranny of my home,
I have a job,
I experience emotional stability,
I have not burned a major relationship bridge,
I wake up in the morning tired because I am getting old not because I went to bed 3 hours ago stinking drunk,
I don't fight with my wife when I am white knuckling it trying not to drink, I haven't broken any bones,
I haven't been drunk behind the wheel,
I haven't paid ER visit fees ($2,000 for ambulance and a a couple hours)

Most of all, AA brought me dry drunk to the place where I met and truly accepted Jesus Christ as my savior, and He took my alcoholism from me lock, stock and barrel. No exaggeration, I do not have the urge to drink anymore. It is so weird, I used to white knuckle it past every liquor store on the way home trying to quit, sit there on the couch angry white knuckling it trying to quit. Just miserable.

Praise Him!!!

Thank you for sharing your success.

 

[WhoeverLovesGod01]

That is HUGE!!! Keep doing one day at a time, before you know it, alcohol will seem a distant memory.

I think about all the things that sobriety has given me, and it amazes me. I take it for granted now that
I have a little extra money in my pocket,
my truck is not covered in dents,
I haven't spoken to the police,
there are no bottles hidden in every nook and cranny of my home,
I have a job,
I experience emotional stability,
I have not burned a major relationship bridge,
I wake up in the morning tired because I am getting old not because I went to bed 3 hours ago stinking drunk,
I don't fight with my wife when I am white knuckling it trying not to drink, I haven't broken any bones,
I haven't been drunk behind the wheel,
I haven't paid ER visit fees ($2,000 for ambulance and a a couple hours)

Most of all, AA brought me dry drunk to the place where I met and truly accepted Jesus Christ as my savior, and He took my alcoholism from me lock, stock and barrel. No exaggeration, I do not have the urge to drink anymore. It is so weird, I used to white knuckle it past every liquor store on the way home trying to quit, sit there on the couch angry white knuckling it trying to quit. Just miserable.

Praise Him!!!

Thank you for sharing your success.

Thanks bro, I identify with the things you said.

 

[PBA]

Amen to all of that you posted manitouscott!
I remember when I felt bad that I couldn't drink, being an alcoholic. That soon changed to "Thank God I don't have to drink" and I have no desire to! I keep reminding myself - "No matter how bad things may get - a drink will make it all worse! That holds true for "No matter how good things may be, a drink will ruin it all."
I sincerely appreciate having you recovering believers here. So thankful to have found you on this site!