mimi_13: 2009-12-12 11:01:44

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Im actually on big ol day 2 and yeah... Im in the same boat. the program Im on requires me to not drink ... Im scared to death to fail that part. I drink everyday...I was hung over this morning even lol. I personally am gonna ask my hubby to not drink as well... and see if his support will help. as far as the sleep part goes...write down your bad dreams... I believe that bad dreams are messages... the more dramatic...the more your subconcious is trying to get your attention.

tiny629: 2009-12-14 18:20:53

says:

i have not had a drink in 5 years. i quit the day my daughter was born, and i have not looked back. my tips is you have to fight for your self every day. i wanted to be around for my children.    all the beautiful things  i might miss while starring threw the bottom of a whiskey i would never get back if i continued down the path i was on. life is so much more enjoyable when you can remember first steps and first word's, or even there first day of school. i didn't stop for them i stop for me to enjoy all those thing in my  life.  i did this all on my own so there are things i still have to work on, but i am sober and i am am always moving forward. its when you stop is when you sink back down. " just keep swimming " 

i dont know if this will help you but i wish you all the best on your journey.

one more thing find a hobby i run and do yoga.. 

mediatrigg: 2009-12-31 13:18:16

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Hope this thought process can help you. It has helped me quit smoking.

If anyone has questions, you can ask me via private message. 

To begin, I think we can agree that you want to quit drinking because it's hurting your life in some way, right?

If it's hurting you, it is not your friend. And if it is not your friend, it is your enemy.

If you have chosen to quit drinking, you will need to confront the liquor for what it is. For me, smoking was a trench coat and fedora wearing villain that wandered around my brain, poking out around corners and seeping out from tiny crevices.

I wanted this villain out of my thoughts for good. So I visualized (day-dreamed) that I was walking around inside my brain, and I went looking for the nicotine villain. 

I found him and I told him to get out of my life. He laughed at me. He told me he wasn't going anywhere. He told me that I needed him.

I realized that he was not going to leave if I just ask him nicely. I had to muster up some courage. I had to be tough.

In my day-dream, I imagined my body to be muscular like Cock Lesnar and I used my size to physically intimidate the nicotine villain. 

Much to my shagrin, the villain morphed in shape and size to be bigger than my new Brock Lesnar physique. The villian towered over me. Nicotine made me feel small.

Again, I mustered up my courage and  this time I expanded my size to a small Transformer, one the size of a Ford F-150 that was standing tall. I had some metal parts now too. Rockets, guns, a shield. I was one tough dude. Again I told the nicotine villain to get lost. To scram. And again, he laughed at me.

Told me to shut up and go buy another pack already. He ballooned up to the size of Godzilla, and shrieked a horrible roar at me.

I decided at that moment that I would always morph to something bigger and better than nicotine. The only reason nicotine tried to increase its own size in the first place, is because the nicotine villain is afraid of how powerful I am.  

Nicotine is afraid of the awesome power we all have inside ourselves.

These days, when I'm with people that smoke tobacco, I still hear the nicotine asking me to have a smoke. I hear the villain groveling on it's knees, begging for just one more puff.

I've never been able to silence the voice completely. Perhaps I never will. I can tell you that i hear the voice less often now. And the voice is much quieter than before.

I live with the voice now. And I remain courageous. I have committed to being bigger than the voice in my head that begs for nicotine.

You can choose to be bigger than the voice that asks for tobacco or alcohol or drugs or whatever. That's something that you can proclaim proudly. Once you choose to be bigger than the voice calling you, you will make the right decisions for your daily life.