How long???

[bungle]

How long???

- to not be able to imagine drinking and to be absolutely clear about the chaos that would reign in my life if I did,
true words...
this is all I want to stop even imagining drinking,

Thank you Molly...

[bungle]

How long???

mario;998122 wrote: Bungle the process of changing your habits towards alcohol is not something that happens overnight. You are learning new skills to replace your old behaviours, and this will take some time. How long it takes of course varies from person to person.
Firstly you have to decide how you will know when you have changed? What will be the signs that you have been successful? These are questions that most people find difficult to answer. Ok, so you don?t drink so much any more, you feel a bit more clear-headed and happier ? but have you made the changes in your life that you really wanted at the start?
So, to answer the main question another way ? you might well see reductions in your level of consumption within a week or two, but that may not mean you have made enough changes to sustain that improvement.
Usually when people decide to seek help for their alcohol problems, it is not just the actual level of their drinking that bothers them, it?s their emotional problems, their ability to cope with the stress in their lives, the number of crises they create. So reducing consumption is only one part of the overall changes someone might be hoping for.

:thanks:

[Sunnyvalenting]

How long???

I believe that my addiction is finally over after 42 years of excess drinking and that I can confidently say I will never drink again. I no longer crave it and cannot even imagine my life with alcohol. It has no pull on me anymore. I did it with the help of baclofen (which does ease the symptoms of alcohol craving which for me was the main thing). But each of my prior sincere attempts taught me something as well. I tried for 12 years of sincere attempts to recover. It can take time and is worth keeping after.
All the best.
Sunny

[bungle]

How long???

Thank you Sunny , well done to you I can not wait to be saying the same words as you...
got through today and will try to get through tomorrow.

[mollyka]

How long???

Good on you Bungle, sometimes it can seem as if we are just muddling through at the beginning, but before you know it a few days get strung together and the alcohol stops messing with our heads and it just seems easier. Keep doing it Bungle
Molly