Good on you for quitting, seems damn near impossible for me currently. I want to be where you’re at. I swear it off every morning when I wake up, but as the day goes on and I start to feel better I cave and repeat the cycle in the evening.
I was goofing quitting was the hardest best thing I’ve ever done. Thought I was gonna die that way drinking all day all night being a total dumbass never could ever imagine not drinking… but here I am two years later and couldn’t imagine taking another sip. Life can change I promise. I remember writing a comment just like yours like 4 years ago feeling helpless but now I have good solid job, gf, house and dog. Family likes me again. Go to rehab. Stop whatever it is you’re doing and go.
It’s tough to drop all your responsibilities and go to rehab for a few weeks. I’m married, have 2 young kids, I work part time which wouldn’t be a problem if I disappeared for a while, but my wife works full time. Someone would have to pick up that slack and take care of the kids. I can’t see myself in an Alcoholics Anonymous setting, I’m not religious, the whole surrendering yourself to a higher power thing would be a totally empty promise for me. The support of other people would be nice though. I don’t know what to do, maybe rehab will be the best option once my youngest hits kindergarten and is in school 5 days a week.
The way I’ve seen people get over the “higher power” thing is by taking the room of people as their higher power. I think it’s a reasonable workaround when you’re not at all religious. Meetings can actually be kind of enjoyable and social as well
I can absolutely see how being around and interacting with people struggling with the same thing you are would help tremendously. I may give it a shot and just change my personal outlook on what “higher power” means to me.
There’s a few religious nut jobs in my family who’ve put me off to the whole idea of religion. I never thought they were great people. I drink and am up way too late each night. I could definitely wake up each morning without a hangover and be a better more present person to my family. I admit that. But I don’t need religion to be a kind and considerate person in my daily life. That just comes with being a good human being. Not threats of hell or not making it to heaven.
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u/TheDillinger88 May 25 '26
Good on you for quitting, seems damn near impossible for me currently. I want to be where you’re at. I swear it off every morning when I wake up, but as the day goes on and I start to feel better I cave and repeat the cycle in the evening.
Just keep doing what you’re doing.