I drink too much alcohol

Struggling Help
#21

Old turkey to quit, wish

#22

That’s what it takes

#23

I wonder how? Unless people support you?

#24

Friends like me

#25

I mainly do texting because of hearing loss, but I believe in communication with one another daily for support makes us stronger

#26

There can you talk about it? I did talked my friends about drinking, really they fade away, okay.

#27

I don’t talk to my friends anymore

#28

Sure

#29

Try

#30

Go to chat then we will

#31

:+1:okay

#32

The message icon I meant sorry about that

#33

Don’t worry abt it

#34

Stay sober!

#35

:+1: ok

#36

Stay strong Mikey we are all here

#37

You can’t get sober with will power. Alcohol is an addictive substance. Do you have the option to go to treatment?

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#38

Have you tried smartrecovery? Science based CBT no big book, no higher power, no sponsor stuff.

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#39

AA didn't work for me either, Mikey. I was putting fires out with a 12-18 pack a day there towards the end and it had me bent in a bad way. Cold turkey works for some, but please be conscious of withdrawal effects. Not sure how sensitive you are to booze. I know you said averaging a six pack a day, but if you're binging then there's still an occurrence for physical withdraw. Talk to a doc before you try cold turkey, just to make sure there's not any high risk for medical issues with going that route. I sympathize with your struggle with death. My best friend died of an overdose in 2008 and I spent the next six years trying to drink that reality away. What I've learned in the eight years I've been sober is that my acceptance of his loss took so long because the alcohol blocked my emotional capacity to move through the phases to get to acceptance and letting him go. If you're still hurting, the alcohol is going to be your root cause. Nothing moves the needle until you get sober bro. Make a commitment to honor that person by allowing yourself to get sober, and processing their loss. We should never die with our dead. Make a commitment to YOU to want to live a better life so that you may honor that person.

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#40

Cut out alcohol completely. Don't buy it. Don't hang around people that drink it. Don't even look at one drop of it. Now fill your time with whatever else you enjoy. Even doing nothing is fine. Whatever you do, drinking isn't an option anymore. You have graduated while all the drinkers are still in preschool.
You seem like you are sick of preschool and are ready to grow up. Remember, any voice in your head giving you reasons to drink, even one beer, is 100% lying to you. There's nothing else I can say, it's simply 100% bullshit. Whenever you hear that voice, remember that. You can do this.