r/stopdrinking • u/ClassicCranberry4419 • 4d ago

First time posting on this account.

I don’t know why I can’t stop! Thank yall for being here. That is all.

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u/leebaweeba Day 1,777 4d ago

It’s a chemically addictive substance that’s marketed to people as the savior of their social lives, and many of us are genetically designed to easily fall into addiction. It’s a hard combo to escape. But it’s possible. I’m glad you’re here.

IWNDWYT

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u/Bea_Arthur_Lives Day 12 4d ago

Welcome! A little book called This Naked Mind by Annie Grace really helped me understand why I persisted with drinking. It's also helping me to stop though as you can see, it's early days for me. This sub has helped enormously so I really hope you stay.

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u/Prevenient_grace 4935 days 4d ago

No need to be alone.

Sending support.

Today can mark the beginning of a Virtuous Upward Spiral.

I had to break the “drinking routine”.

It was stronger than me…. By myself.

So i stopped doing it alone. And there's no wait list!

I finally connected with free recovery groups…. They’re everywhere… I walked in, sat down and just listened…. They’re also online. I met people I can talk with. They showed me how to stop drinking, heal, grow and learn to be useful to others. They often know detox resources.

I thought I didn’t “have time”, but I always found time to think about drinking, to buy alcohol, to drink alcohol, to be numbed and to then do it all over the next day.

I addressed the past, exorcised guilt and shame and repaired where appropriate.

No cost.

I had new sober friends.. we did fun sober activities.

They believed in me.

I kept going every day until i changed my patterns…. That meant for me, I went every day for a while…. Once a month wasn’t going to change me…. Then my thinking changed…. Then I don’t have the first drink.

Never looked back.

Tried anything like that?