90 Days

Dito, I'll keep on counting till I drop .

 

I am not sure you are right there, Jim. That may be how it would work for you and that's good. Each person has to do what works for them. If people find it helpful to know they are not alone with their craving, or want to get some encouragement to keep going when the days are hard, then that is what they should do. Many people can't talk to their friends and relatives because they have hidden their problem from those people and want to continue to do so. This, for those who visit this forum may be crucial .

It is also nice to get some congratulations for continuing to win a battle that only others with an alcohol problem can fully appreciate as a massive success. Those without an alcohol problem can't understand why going a few hour without a drink can be such an achievement.

* hours

Reading about the booze will provoke one of two thoughts if you have an intimate relationship with booze:

1) Ugh! Booze... Disgusting, I want to throw up.

2) Hmm... Booze, I could do with a bit of that...

If you have booze problem then you will most likely not reach number three just like that.

3) Booze? So what?

I know I always land at No.1 or No.2 and I doubt that my "Leidensgenossen" will function in a vastly different way.

The part about getting encouragement... That is something that I have never considered. I grew up as an outsider kid so I don't value congratulations at all. Take anything I say with a grain of salt.

That may be how it works for you Jim, but different people have different ways of doing things and different reactions to different situations. Everybody should do what works for them

I just think if you're going down the abstinence road you should go the lenght and not look back for reassurance every half mile. Why give a **** what anyone else thinks? You're the person that matters and the less you look back (even for reassurance) the less likely you'll remember the booze.

Am I missing something? I am missing something, aren't I?

I agree with Paul, so many different people and didn't things work for all of us

For me cutting down was my option and without this forum I doubt I would still be succeeding

Paul you are such a help and I thank you for all your opinions and advise xxx

You are missing something, Jim, yes, but you are you and people here don't judge

It's a pleasure Rachel. I enjoy doing it

Remembering booze 

In the manny times, I tried complete abstinence, I was rememberd to booze everywher, at work, at my friends houses, during party's and even when I walk over the Place de la Commedy, I smelt the booze litarly standing on the table (from 15 meters distance)

I realy do feel that this forum is the least thing which remembers me of booze, and for sure, I don't feel like picking up a drink, becouse of this forum.

Au contraire, the things I read realy help me, especialy the day's I don't take Selingro and don't drink.

 

Yes Paul with an addiction issue which most of us have NO one has the right to judge

Hi Jim

Tell me how old you are and I'll tell you what you're missing....

I'm 77 and I quit maybe 15 years ago.  I've had about 6 beers in the last two years, but I know it will just aggravate my neuropathy which is bad enough now.  I watch some friends getting sloppy drunk but I don't enjoy talking with them much anymore.  It's like talking to two different people when someone has had too many.  And I had the misfortune to grow up with two alcoholic parents who fought all the time, and led pretty non-eventful lives.  But like Paul says 'we're all different', and there are different tricks to beat the alcohol game.  All of us have likely had to quit again and again, it's a very tough thing to do.  And it took me about 6-8 months to get to the "Booze?  So what? stage.  Different strokes for different folks......

Best of luck to you.

charley