I’ve had a problem for a long time-drinking 6-10 drinks daily for at least 5 years. Drinking is my “safety” for social anxiety, loneliness etc. I have to quit-I’ve gained so much weight and look horrible-but don’t know what I’m going to replace it with. Here’s to Day 1!!
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Replace it with sober friends! Get to some meetings ASAP and reach out. I am a social anxiety/loneliness drinker too. You can do this. Replace the bs bar friends with people who really care.
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Why would you have to “replace” it? I get the social and anxiety drinking but it is just a form of self medicating for me I was an isolation drinker. It wasn’t until I got to the core of WHY I was drinking that I could work on myself, and truly feel the sobriety. And a benefit to quitting was the weight did start falling away… until The sugar cravings hit and I found my love of ice cream… lol… if you really want to quit, get plugged into a program. AA worked for me but there are several out there. Good luck! Keep reaching out… it helps.
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Thank you so much. Definitely self-medication! I’m totally expecting the sugar cravings, ha! It’s ok- I’d rather have sour patch kids than continue to guzzle poison! Good luck!
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And to you!
Thanks Taylor! I’ve tried a few AA meetings and they make me want to drink! I’m going with SMART Recovery for now… I hope I can make real friends. A lot of self-worth issues are buried in there (hence the drinking) so I hope I can believe that I’m worth people caring about. Gotta start somewhere, right!? I’m just at the beginning of the journey. Thanks again 
Hang in there, I'm fairly new too at least than a WK. Anything is better than the poison you got that right! Ty for posting it helps me not feel so alone. And this is a great place, kind ppl. Careful with the detox I heard it can be dangerous take it easy on yourself. I like to take the bumpy road 
but anything is better than the bad sht that comes with it
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Thanks Mindee! You got this. You are NOT alone. I struggle with anxiety and depression too 
please reach out to me if you want to chat!
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You're an alcoholic. You don't need AA meetings to "make you wanna drink". AA does say all you need to want to do is to stop drinking, but if you give it a chance you will realize that AA also helps with self worth issues etc. I am an atheist and AA is working for me. I go to alot of agnostic AA meetings and find both helpful. Do whatever it takes to live better.