Stopping drinking has been the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I still have troubles when I go into the grocery store. If they have the butter across from the beer, then I guess I'm not getting butter at this grocery. Or when they keep the whiskey near the bread... Gotta stay away.
This is completely unsolicited, and O/T, but thought I'd share.
How I quit drinking, and smoking cigarettes:
It's all about willpower, and honesty with yourself.
You can lie to everyone around you, and tell them that you want to quit drinking/smoking, but until you truly believe yourself that you don't want it anymore, you'll struggle.
I quit drinking a little over a year ago, cigarettes 7 years ago. For the first few months of each, I did have a difficult time. Now I can go to a bar and not even be tempted by a beer or a cigarette.
No 12 step program, no drugs, no treatments, no bullshit support groups; this is a personal venture, nobody can or will help you.
It's
your choice.
