Stop Drinking

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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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I've been failing (self.stopdrinking)

submitted 2 years ago by All_In_One01 to c/stopdrinking

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I based my IWNDWYT in lifting and eating healthier, and for a few months it worked, but around a month ago some things happened that made it impossible... And I've been failing since. Not drinking was just part of the package, so it's completely tied with those things that I still can't do, but I don't know, it feels like it wasn't that hard to stop and suddenly it is. And it's not like I'm a horrible person when I drink... But I should do better, be better... I don't know, maybe I'm just a hypocrite, talking to myself, typing to the void of the internet while having a beer and thinking that I shouldn't... but I whish I didn't like drinking and wasn't doing it right now...

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[–] Zerlyna 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe try one commitment at a time and then add one in every few weeks? Stopping drinking WILL make lifting and eating healthier easier, but it will start making you healthier NOW. :)

I've read several quit lit books and the one that spoke to me the most was This Naked Mind. It helped a lot to understand what alcohol does to the chemicals in your brain and help break that cycle.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can second that book. First book I've read where I started to cry as it hit home so hard.

[–] All_In_One01 1 points 2 years ago

I just ordered it. Not a big fan of this kind of book TBH but I'll give it a go, and if it helps even a bit it'll be worth it.