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Originally Posted by timidone
I'm an alcoholic and never really admitted that to anyone, but I know that it has done damage to my life and health. I decided that today I was going to quit and now all I can think about is having another drink. Aside from meetings and a sponsor which I am looking into, what gives you all the willpower to not cave to temptation? I feel that using distractions will just lead to another addiction since that is what I used the alcohol for. Any advice would be appreciated.
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That in bold is a HUGE first step. If you drank last night, no biggy. Probably you have been drinking along time. Today is a new day. Never to late to regroup and start over. Keep posting here, we are on your side.
I knew I was an alcoholic early on but didn't want to do anything about it. Then I reached a point where I really wanted to quit drinking and tried many many times on my own. Longest I made it was six months but I was smoking pot all day everyday to be able to do that. Eventually my tolerance was so high to the pot it didn't have enough punch so I started drinking again. For me I just could never do it under my own willpower.
I wasn't trying to push AA. I misunderstood your post and thought you were already a member. AA is what worked for me and I haven't had a drink in many years.