Health: Today, half of my motivation to stop drinking is so that my tolerance...

By Recovering Alcoholic - 17/12/2014 22:41 - United Kingdom - Kettering

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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Thursday 18 December 2014 5:59

Keep it up and your motivation will go towards staying sober. You'll see the benefits soon enough! Good luck!

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Maybe it's a sign you should stop drinking for a long while OP.

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Envy22 32

Thursday 9 August 2018 4:18

Keep it up. It isn't easy but you will get there. I was trying to quit drinking and only made it 5 days. For right now I'm committing to not drinking 2 days a week. I go to celebrate recovery meetings and they help me with my issues.