You are so right Amanda! Time to break old habits!
The good thing is, I do not go out anymore. Once in 4months. It's still gonna be tough.
And it is beautiful in upstate NY! I have been there once. You are lucky to live there!
Today is a new day! Make it a payday Friday! You can do it!!!
I think finding a meeting would be good. There are all types of meetings. I was a very heavy drinker. 8:00 I was at the liquor store before work, Iād have two double shots down. I would get enough to last me throughout the day. 10 am, in my office, 11 am again, lunch and I would drink until I fell asleep at 10 pm. Now I no longer watch the clock, I will go for a walk, lift weights (as I gained a lot of weight drinking), indulge in streaming, hit a meeting and more. Sometimes I do 4 meetings day if I have the urge or feel stressed or anxious. You can do this and you will see how much better life is. I never thought Iād get sober after six years of drinking every single day. Itās hard, definitely not easy, but worth it. I wish you strength, peace, and nothing but the best.
Ive been sober for 17 years drugs and alcohol. And as time foes bye good things will come and that void you feel will fill up and it only gets better
Wishing you well tonight!!
This sounds like my recording. So, note your triggers. You're going to need to change your habits. You need a running buddy, the person you call to forget about that first drink. With this disease, inevitably one is never enough
Keep hanging in there!!!
Change your routine and distract yourselfā¦do you have any hobbies or have been wanting to do something that you havenāt done? I knit, sew, paint, Diamond art etc. Can you call a friend when you get the urge and talk about it?
Alcoholics anonymous saved my life if you havenāt been you donāt have to do it alone. If you have alcoholism itās a disease that is 100% fatal but 100% treatable . My way didnāt work
Keep looking for the answers you will it enjoy your journey! AA is the best way to get answers
For some people AA is a good resource others end up going to treatment (residential, day, IOP). Learning about the disease of alcoholism is always a good idea to see what you are up against. Itās not easy and very real.
I'm not scared. 3146003034.
Im currently in a residential program but this is my end of the line. I started out like that too but couldn't bring myself to get help earlier. AA is a good start, I've also hear good th ings about Alan Carrs "the easy way" books... sounds promising! Good luck! Reach out for help 
Iāve been struggling with this myself after months of trying to back off the habit. Two things for me that help is NA beer. I actually found a product that works for me. I have my happy hour ritual have a few and get gets me thru the drink in my hand. Second I have a regular reminder on my phone that pops up thru out the day. It says āNothing good comes from alcoholā After 8 months I just changed it to No alcohol. This is working for me after 40 years of getting ripped pretty much every night. All I can say is keep focused on the positive and weāll get there.
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Hey! Happy Wednesday! Hope you are doing well! Fight the good fight!!!
Hi Julie. I'm Jack. Alcohol addiction sucks, trust this I know. Clean and sober 19 months and then relapsed. Sober now 3 months. All i can say is "good things happen". Stay strong. Jack
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Iāve been sober for 17 years that headache your talking about. Thatās what got me to stop. I hated it every time a drank. And I keep that memory with me.Kind of like food poisoning.
Find different outlets or group of people who enjoy activities not involving alcohol. But more importantly, develop a routine to stay busy to where you forget that it's cocktail time.
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