quit drinking alcohol

and I never think about wanting a drink.

I haven’t had a drink in 40 days but am not sure I don’t want to drink anymore.

Today is day 4 (it’s October 9, 2009). I have let alcohol consume too much of my time and money. It’s time to make a change.

Finished the Allen Carr book last night, took me 3 days (I read the short version). I have to say I was feeling pessimistic all of yesterday, but since finishing the book, I am feeling a lot better about things.

So, my last drink was a large Single Malt Whisky (can’t remember the name)... absolutely rancid. I was almost sick whilst drinking it and on the way home. Definitely something I won’t forget in a while.

My target with this? To stop drinking forever… 12 hours down, lifetime to go…

I cannot recommend the Allen Carr “Easyway” books enough! Helped me stop smoking, and now helped me stop drinking too!

Good luck everyone.

As “Bushymustasch” says, Allen Carr has written a number of books on how to stop driving the “Easy Way”. I have been on and off drinking now for about 2.5 years… normally 3-6 months at a time. Something continually comes up though, a reason to have a drink (or is it finding a reason to drink?).

It’s not like I have a huge issue with drinking, more that I don’t want it to become a problem, and the only way I know to control it would be to stop completely…

So, this is my first entry. I’m going to sit down with a nice cup of tea and read through the Allen Carr Easyway to control alcohol and look forward to no more hangovers…

I am done with drinking.It started as a joke now progressed to serious drinking.
Yesterday 26th was the last day of my drinking.
I am done with this and also going fr hypnotherapy fr this.

I’m a 27 year old woman and I’ve drank every weekend since I was 17. Pretty much binge drinking. Even today, I realize I haven’t stopped this behavior for more than a month or two at a time. On weekends one drink just leads to another. Even my killer hangovers weren’t enough to stop me. I’d be incapacitated on a saturday or sunday (throwing up all day it didn’t matter what I ate or did)Sometimes I’d be sick from 6am to 6pm. Sometimes missing work…I even missed a friend’s rehearsal dinner for a wedding due to my hangover and that wasn’t even enough to make me quit.

On another note, I completely humiliated myself this weekend and that terrible hangover happened again…like it always does…and every time I swear I won’t drink so much..or I’ll “just have one”.but that’s never worked in the past. I realize now I’m not a “normal” drinker and there’s no way I can ever become a social drinker like so many people seem to be. My husband even denies I have a problem and tells me I need to not “drink so much” but that’s easy for him to say. My brain just doesn’t work that way. I don’t realize how many drinks I’ve have until it’s too late and I’m hungover again.

I have alcoholism in my family, I’m Irish, I try to keep up with my “guy friends” and even my husband drinks alot…I like to celebrate events by drinking. I realized these are all my excuses because I’m not comfortable in my own skin unless I have a drink in my hand. I remember how free and healthy I used to be and enjoy outdoor activities but I haven’t done any of my favorite things in years. I’ve thrown so many days away being hungover I’d hate to look back on my life someday and see how many hours have consisted of “hangover time” ...I bet it’s really sad.
I’m more determined than ever to stop for good. I’m starting to get my interests back and finding ways I can meet some friends who don’t drink. It’s so hard when our culture is surrounded by those who drink for every occasion…there’s really no way to avoid it which is really hard. I really want to prove to myself I’m a strong woman who doesn’t need this demon anymore. Good luck to everyone!

i was asked by my wife if i remembered anything about the previous afternoon, and was too embarassaed and ashamed to say no. I have no idea why I have become this person I am now but see that it’s going to cost me big time if i don’t do something about it.

i see my alcohol use as a serious problem….

i don’t feel like myself anymore, i’m boring, lazy, unmotivated, and i just feel “fuzzier” than i should…...

i’ve been mildly depressed for years, and the alcohol (the depressant) just exacerbates it…

i’ve neglected my family, my friends and my goals in life; i dont feel i’ve hit the bottom, but my life has no structure, because i’m drunk/hungover to get off my ass and do something about it…..

I’m 35, and probably 85% of the problems that I had and have over a twenty yr period is due to my choice of drinking way too much. I don’t just have one and that kind of control is not in my genetic makeup. So i am done. No cutting back, or only on special occasions. This whole day was wasted because I drank so much alcohol last eve. In one eve. I jeopordized my relationship with people who I love and trust. It’s happaned too much. Life WILL never get better if I continue to do drink.