| To hear the word quitter is a hard thing to except | | | | one of the reasons I didn't quit years before that. I |
| when someone says it to you. You feel as though | | | | thought in my mind that the damage has already |
| you are nothing or useless to society. It first hurts | | | | happened and my life was pretty much a mess, so |
| ones feelings to hear such a harsh word especially | | | | why bother quitting, so I just continued to self |
| from someone you might know. | | | | destruct myself day after day to I finally realized |
| One of the most important things to be able to quit | | | | that I was ruining my family and killing myself slowly. |
| would be any kind of addiction. Now, quitting an | | | | That was the wake up call for me. |
| addiction might be the hardest thing you have ever | | | | I had cravings and urges in the beginning and my |
| done in your life time. It certainly was for me when I | | | | demons where calling me, asking where was their |
| finally surrendered to my alcohol addiction after many | | | | drug that they needed to survive each and |
| years of drinking. | | | | everyday. I had to be stronger then my demons and |
| What I wanted to explain in this article is ways that I | | | | when I changed my attitude to be positive instead |
| have found that really helped me get through one of | | | | of always negative, that just gave me more |
| the most hardest things in my life, and believe it not, | | | | determination to make it though this hurdle in my life. |
| it really wasn't that bad. | | | | I would not allow these alcohol demons to ruin my |
| Quitting and addiction cold turkey is something you | | | | life anymore. |
| must really be prepared to do. You must know in | | | | I keep myself busy, not only mentally, but physically |
| your mind that this decision hopefully will the last one | | | | also, not letting my mind rest for a moment to think |
| you will make regarding being addicted to alcohol, | | | | about the alcohol. |
| drugs, food, hoarding and many others addictions as | | | | I started to eat well and with all the right foods. I |
| well. | | | | exercised any chance I could. I continued to think of |
| You must first, want to change your life and live | | | | how great this will be when I beat the odds that I |
| healthier and happier. Make a promise to yourself | | | | thought would never happen to me. |
| that, once you start your journey to sobriety you | | | | I realized that I didn't love myself enough to save |
| can not turn around and go back to the horrible life | | | | my own life. That has changed so much, since I now |
| you once had. | | | | have a positive attitude in life, and that I now love |
| First off, I had to get myself out of the negative | | | | myself enough to live a longer and healthy life, the |
| mode I was in for so many years and get positive | | | | life that I deserve, as well as any drug addict or |
| about my life and about how my life will be finally | | | | alcoholic does as well. |
| being clean and sober. | | | | The main thing in being able to achieve sobriety is |
| I picked a date to start my new life and I stuck to it. | | | | first, having a positive attitude from the very |
| You can not change it for any reason once you pick | | | | beginning. Loving yourself enough to save your own |
| the date. Prolonging this would only make things | | | | life. Stop and take a look at your family and knowing |
| worse. So, once you pick that date, stick to it no | | | | that if you continue your addicted life, they may not |
| matter what happens or what thoughts come in your | | | | be seen ever again. |
| mind about prolonging it to a different day. | | | | Keep your mind and body busy. Think of how your |
| I had to promise myself that I would never be able | | | | life will be when being sober. Have high goals and |
| to tilt the bottle again, and I am a man of my word. I | | | | dreams that you want to accomplish in you life and |
| certainly would never break a promise to myself. | | | | go after them with nothing stopping you. |
| Granted, in the first few weeks it was really hard. I | | | | I just wanted to say that what I did, and what |
| continued to think of the alcohol pretty much all day | | | | anyone could do, is a life changing experience. The |
| long, but I knew I could not go back on my word, no | | | | experience of being sober each and everyday is truly |
| matter how I felt. | | | | a blessing and everyone that has made their minds |
| When those thoughts came into my head regarding | | | | up to become sober should be very proud of |
| drinking, what I did was to think of how my life | | | | themselves as I am. |
| would change, not only for myself, but for my family | | | | Starting with the right frame of mine and the pure |
| as well. They put up with a lot of things through my | | | | determination and willingness to surrender to your |
| drinking years and I refused to let myself or my | | | | addiction will be by far the best thing you could ever |
| family down again. | | | | do in your life. |
| One of the biggest fears I had quitting cold turkey | | | | Always remember, Stay Positive, Believe and you will |
| was getting sick from stopping so sudden. That was | | | | Achieve! |