Today, half of my motivation to stop drinking is so that my tolerance will go down, because I currently can't actually afford enough alcohol to get even tipsy anymore. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I realized that my one and only motivation to lose weight was the fact that it would take less alcohol to get me blitzed if I didn’t weigh as much. FML
Today, I realized that my alcoholism has gotten so bad that I rotate liquor stores so the clerks don't think bad about me. FML
Today, my drinking habit hit a new low when I waited almost an hour to go to the liquor store after it opened because I didn't want to seem desperate. FML
Today, I'm feeling so lonely and miserable that I started adding a few drops of whiskey to my coffee, just to make all those shitty thoughts disappear for a moment. I know that it won't really help and I need therapy, but I can't afford it right now. On the other hand, it seems that I don't really care anymore. FML
Today, I had to admit that I'm an alcoholic when I spent my last dollar bills on Southern Comfort instead of tampons. FML
Today, I went out for drinks for the first since I stopped breastfeeding. I underestimated how low my tolerance had become and how strong the drinks were. My husband was stopped by two bouncers while trying to carry me to the car. They thought he'd drugged me. FML
Today, I realized I need to cut back on drinking. Not booze, but water. I compulsively drink so much water that my body is bloated from water absorption and I have to pee constantly. FML
Today, as a recovering alcoholic, I'm at a conference where letting loose is expected and, to a point, encouraged. I've been sober for 2.5 years and am pretty sure I managed to piss off just about everyone with how miserable I was listening to them describe my former favorite mixed drinks and shots. I miss wine. FML
Today, my once-alcoholic mom told me that she would sell me for a shot of vodka. FML
Today, my wife has a drinking problem. She's stopped drinking liquor but still drinks beer, and even though I work and make great money, we are always scraping by. I’m at the point of leaving but we have an almost three year-old and one year-old and I feel like I’m going to get screwed in divorce court. FML
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UnicornWine 22
Keep it up and your motivation will go towards staying sober. You'll see the benefits soon enough! Good luck!
BingerGitch 15
Maybe it's a sign you should stop drinking for a long while OP.
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Criminallylnsane 13
You don't need to drink to live a good life, good luck staying sober!
AGB10 19
Tough times call for tougher minds. You can do it.
sweetbliss3 37
you might enjoy being sober. good luck to you. it'll be hard but well worth it.
aimzskee 30
Good on you Op! You can do it .
Emzinatorbot 26
hey whatever gets you out gets you out!
spikey818 9
Can't afford enough alcohol to get tipsy? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing!
Clevelandians 17
I don't think anyone else understood this one
keiNan_fml 35
keep motivating yourself and stay sober. you can do it.
PenguinBitch 44
This is a good thing OP. Your appearance, motivation, and view in life will change. Trust me, you'll see things differently for the better. Good luck!
clrichmond2009 24
Quitting will be the hardest thing you ever do. It will also be the most fulfilling thing you ever do. Everything about you will change, in a good way. I speak from experience. My husband was an alcoholic. He barely ate, had no interest in his wife and kids, and very little desire to live. Six months later he is the best father and husband I could ask for, he's put the weight back on and looks healthy, and has a great outlook on life. Best of luck OP, and if you need support, you're more than welcome to message me.
jayeterror775 18
Sorry my phone froze and I accidently posted that comment before I was able to finish. But as I was saying. Since the age of 13 I have never been sober for more then a day. First it was just weed and alcohol. I would smoke weed every chance that I got, but if I couldn't get weed I would drink. At that age I hated being sober. In fact being sober would drive me crazy. Well I had a really big group of friends and they always partied so I rarely had to be sober. A couple years later at the age of 15 I was introduced to painkillers by a good friend of mine. Every time he had pills he would crush them, and he would give me half of whatever he had that night. By the age of 18 I had tried to quit pills many different times. For a while I would do alright. I would get through the withdrawals without a problem (though it was terrible. Each time I went through it I would get sicker and I would feel worse. But something would always bring me back. Now I'm 20. In a few months I will be 21. For the first time in my life I am sober. I have only been sober for about 3 months now. Even though it hasn't been that long I am happier then I have been since I started my life of addiction. I will stay sober for the rest of my life if everything works out. I'm sorry that I typed such a long comment. I just wanted to say that living sober doesn't really suck. And OP I wanted to tell you that the longer you stay sober the easier it will get for you. I know that it is the hardest thing that you have ever dealt with, but trust me OP as long as you stay sober, your'e life will keep getting better. I promise you OP keep going no matter how hard it gets. Everything will work out OP.
DropTheDaggerxx 31
Congratulations, 55! That's truly impressive and inspirational and I hope you're incredibly proud of yourself. Take his advice, OP. Life will always be better sober.
Ki11erC 18
55: ahahahaha. Come back when you're out of nappies. You know nothing of addiction.
martin8337 36
Ozzy said it best a long time ago; f'ing sobriety f'ing sucks.
jayeterror775 18
The truth is sobriety is the most amazing experience. I started drinking, smoking weed, and doing every drug I could get my hands on at the age of 13.