Every day that passes that I don't take a drink i am shocked, specially in the first few months. I made a point to tell everyone that I NEEDED to quit. For me I was at the jumping off point. Sober up or die. I had already lost everything wife, kids, house, boat, car, self respect, will to live was all gone. All I had left was drinking buddies, that believed all my lies. It is said that one has to reach a point where they can't do it anymore for them to admit total defeat. I call it rock bottom. If your life is as bad as you want it to get due to drinking ways then you will do anything to get sober and stay sober. Or, you will pick up again and will continue to find new lows. I mean, that is if you are a drinking of my kind.
For me here are a few tools that I use.
Start each day with 24hrs reading (hazelton)
As soon as I get to my office I use this website, love the diary.
I always have a book on alcoholism with me. Cause when things don't go my way I have to remind myself that life lived on self will alone will put me back in a bar stool.
I have hundreds of people that are trying to stay sober in my Cell phone, I txt lots.
I have 3 or 4 people that I talk to weekly that drank like I did. I pickup the phone when I need to and when I don't also it is a good habit.
I go to at least 4 AA meetings per week. AA members are the friendliest people and they all care about staying sober.
I close my day reading, how others got and stayed sober.
This have worked for me since March 10/2014. I singed up for this site on March 9 best thing I ever did.
I wish everyone a safe sober Christmas and clean honest new year.
