Please help me!!! I am drinking and I need help to stop now.
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The sad thing is a lot of people will just say, "Oh then, just stop." I myself know that doesn't work. I was a man who had to finish the bottle no matter what. Now that we can order bottles, it made it even harder. I started going to the Salvation Army Celebrate Recovery. The first 3 times i went, on the way home, i grabbed a bottle. I did end up drinking less, but it wasn't until i first shared. I said i didn't want to disappoint anyone anymore, including myself and that hit me hard. It wasnt until i put it into words. I know others may take a different path. My best advice i can give right now is to remember you always have a choice. So choose something today that your tomorrow self will be proud of. Your recovery is yours and yours alone. Find something to hold onto like family, a friend that can hold you accountable, a pet even, or a goal. Try writing a story or a poem about your life drinking. Dont imagine your life sober because there is no big change. The only thing that changes is that you're not drinking. Life is still going to be there and maybe louder than before. Take it one moment, one day at a time. Im 50 days sober by choice and wish i had the strength to do it sooner. 20 years of drinking, 20 years of my life gone. Only one night stands happen over night, getting sober is a journey. Every great journey starts with one step. One of my first steps was to toss all of my drinking and pot paraphernalia.
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Where are you?
Susan, I understand your drinking. I just think you need a quiet presence with you. Just to know you’re safe and wake up tomorrow refreshed.
I hope you are able to stop soon. Talk with someone on here or try reaching out to a local phone line
Alec, I appreciate your story I really do. Now isn’t a time for a life lesson. Put your story on your journey. Not when someone is asking for help.
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You don't need it! Get to a meeting or do what I do and check yourself into a program or a hospital. You're worth getting the help.
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Take that first step and ask a professional for help. If you have a sponsor they can guide you. I’m praying for u.
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Take the first step. It might be scary but it's the most important one to take. Call a friend, a sponsor, or a helpline, are great ways to talk through the cravings. The urge will pass, and you definitely don’t have to do this alone. We’re here for you.
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Saying you need help is the first step in recovery. Get in contact with someone in AA and if you don’t know anyone call your local AA central office. That’s how my journey started. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable which starts with not drinking (our natural instinct) and go to a meeting even on zoom if there are no in person ones atm. You just need to show up and listen. Talk to people before and after the meeting. Get to a detox and/or rehab if you physically need it (getting DTs). We can’t get sober alone and reaching out saying we need help is the hardest but most important part.
@susan243731 asking for help is the first step in recovery. You're admitting that you're powerless over alcohol.
Reading all your previous posts it appears that you were doing good.
All we can do is offer you words of encouragement, share our experiences and provide you with hope.
It all comes down to you. You have to take the action steps to stop drinking.
I know you can do this.