Technically June 4, 2007 will be my first start date of the MWO program (sans prescription). However, it is part of my plan to go AF starting tomorrow, so I will consider that day 1 and plan to achieve it soberly with nothing but will power; although tomorrow night I plan to go to sleep listening to the hypnotherapy cds. In the last week I received the shipment of the starter supp pack, cds, and book for MWO. I have made my plan as the book indicated I should.
I *think* it is worthwhile to note that I am now on day 6 of being a non-smoker! This has been an addiction I have had since I was in my early teenage years. This is at least double the amount of time that I have ever been able to go without tobacco since I started the horrible habit. If anyone is considering quitting, I would highly recommend the Allen Carr "Easy way to quit smoking" book. I picked it up last weekend because I was eager to get started on changing my lifestyle/habits for the better. I had ordered the MWO information and even went to the bookstore looking for it (I was going to buy the book and take it back once the one I ordered from here arrived). Anyhow, the book store did not have the MWO book so while looking around I found the Allen Carr book. I bought it and read it and it was like a switch for me. Sad in some ways, but I went to the bar 3x last week after quitting smoking and managed to drink without smoking each time!! To me that was the way to know for sure that I was finally over the tobacco addiction (similarly I plan to go to the bar soon without ordering any alcohol!).
I am hoping to continue the positive momentum this week with abstaining from alcohol for 7 days. If I do achieve that then it will be the longest I have abstained in at least 10 years. My long term goal is currently to achieve some sort of moderation. I have not yet decided exactly what that should be other than no drinking more nights of the week than drinking, and not getting obliterated when I do drink. If I was forced to have a goal today then my goal would be to eventually end up drinking 1-2 days a week and no more than 6 beers at any given point. Another goal is to go 30 days AF. Short term is just 7 though. And again as stated earlier in this post, I am going to try to do this without prescription medication. I have a very analytical job and am not sure I could risk the topa dopa cognitive effects, but I will do it if I can not do this without it.
Below is a link to a past post of mine with a short history, albeit not complete by any means.. Maybe as time goes by I will be more comfortable sharing more info. As of right now I am simply another person with an alcohol "problem" and need to get it under control. Not really that much different than RJ and many others here. I lead quite a successful life with no real damages other than the 4-6 hours a night I typically spend drinking.
https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...rks-11349.html
Thanks for reading (virtually listening!).
Good luck to all of us who will be starting and continuing the MWO program in June!
iced
I *think* it is worthwhile to note that I am now on day 6 of being a non-smoker! This has been an addiction I have had since I was in my early teenage years. This is at least double the amount of time that I have ever been able to go without tobacco since I started the horrible habit. If anyone is considering quitting, I would highly recommend the Allen Carr "Easy way to quit smoking" book. I picked it up last weekend because I was eager to get started on changing my lifestyle/habits for the better. I had ordered the MWO information and even went to the bookstore looking for it (I was going to buy the book and take it back once the one I ordered from here arrived). Anyhow, the book store did not have the MWO book so while looking around I found the Allen Carr book. I bought it and read it and it was like a switch for me. Sad in some ways, but I went to the bar 3x last week after quitting smoking and managed to drink without smoking each time!! To me that was the way to know for sure that I was finally over the tobacco addiction (similarly I plan to go to the bar soon without ordering any alcohol!).
I am hoping to continue the positive momentum this week with abstaining from alcohol for 7 days. If I do achieve that then it will be the longest I have abstained in at least 10 years. My long term goal is currently to achieve some sort of moderation. I have not yet decided exactly what that should be other than no drinking more nights of the week than drinking, and not getting obliterated when I do drink. If I was forced to have a goal today then my goal would be to eventually end up drinking 1-2 days a week and no more than 6 beers at any given point. Another goal is to go 30 days AF. Short term is just 7 though. And again as stated earlier in this post, I am going to try to do this without prescription medication. I have a very analytical job and am not sure I could risk the topa dopa cognitive effects, but I will do it if I can not do this without it.
Below is a link to a past post of mine with a short history, albeit not complete by any means.. Maybe as time goes by I will be more comfortable sharing more info. As of right now I am simply another person with an alcohol "problem" and need to get it under control. Not really that much different than RJ and many others here. I lead quite a successful life with no real damages other than the 4-6 hours a night I typically spend drinking.
https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...rks-11349.html
Thanks for reading (virtually listening!).
Good luck to all of us who will be starting and continuing the MWO program in June!
iced
Maybe someday I will agree, but I doubt it.
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