Starting date pressure

[The time is now]

Hi there
I want to take a break from booze but have friends from overseas coming and a holiday soon so I think maybe better not to put so much pressure on myself this month and start April ?

Did you stress about a start date gi go booze free? What made you decide a date? Or did you just wake up and go booze free

[Nelz]

Starting date pressure

I came from the school, that there is no time like the present. The way I figure, Ive already drank enough AL for a lifetime.....so I just gave away all the AL in the house, and stopped poisoning myself.

[nicelife]

Starting date pressure

I was sooo sick and tired of feeling so sick and tired I stopped! I don't think I would have been to set a stop date. I guess I had no choice, I really was very sick at the time. I wanted to be free of the pressure being a boozer created. It was such hard work....

[Willow23]

Starting date pressure

I woke up with a hangover and just went for it. Did 9 days until Thursday just gone, then got drunk, felt rough again the next morning so straight back on the wagon.

I have an operation coming up in April, so I'll keep going AF until at least then. If I go longer, great but at the moment I'm not saying never again. I'm not yet ready to make that decision!

[Lavande]

Starting date pressure

I hit the wall so to speak & realized I just couldn't drink another drop!

Like Nelz already said ~ No time like the present

[LibraryGirl]

Starting date pressure

Why not enjoy your friend's visit and your holiday and remember it. If you're already looking for excuses to postpone quitting AL, then you aren't ready, IMO. I came here when I was at the end of my rope, and I can't go back now, no matter what plans I may have in the near or distant future. JMHO :welcome:

[choice]

Starting date pressure

I'd go by your name. The time is Now. There will always be a reason to drink. You can bet that April will have reasons to do it too. The more time you put if off the more reasons there are. What is great is your posting about April now... so your are really doing a good job about thinking ahead and the potential triggers. :goodjob: Looks like you are getting a plan together. I think the hard part about quitting is we all want to do it perfectly.. it is a lot of pressure... so I think you might as well try now. What can it hurt? A good way I got my head around that was to really think of all the positive reasons to quit.... and it helped me see the urgency.

[K9Lover]

Starting date pressure

I woke up one day and couldn't take the anxiety anymore. I called in sick to work and swore it would be my last hangover. It wasn't my first (or 50th) attempt at quitting, but I feel like it was my last. I feel that picking a quit date gives you permission to have a free-for-all until that date arrives. That never worked for me. The day I woke up feeling so bad about myself was the day I quit. I knew I needed to and didn't see any reason to postpone it. Good luck in what you decide!