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Quitting Drinking...

Pikaberdot

Pikaberdot

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Today I quit drinking.

Not even so much as a beer anymore

It's going to be damn tough, especially when you go to 1 of the biggest party schools in the nation....

Any ideas to help make things easier?

And NO - I am not going to smoke pot/switch to other drugs.

The reasons that I am quitting are because my girlfriend and I argue all the time, but only when I drink. I say things I don't mean and regret. I promised her I would never do it again, but on Friday night I broke my promise.

Also on Friday night I was arrested on charges of DUI, and this is the 2nd time it's happened. The 1st time I got out of it with a reckless driving charge though. This time, I refused to blow the breathalyzer, and they put me in jail for 24 hours... in the drunk tank (aka the WORST place in the world).

I have court tomorrow afternoon, where I enter my plea, then I am hiring an extremely good lawyer.

My girlfriend said that I have to pick either alcohol or her..... so I am picking her.

I can't deal with AA meetings... the whole 12 step thing and Christianity basis weirds me out.

I've quit drinking before, 2 years ago when I was with my ex-girlfriend, but it was only because she didn't drink.



There are some huge upsides to not drinking though....
1.) Save Money
2.) Better Grades
3.) Finally being able to hit the 4% body fat mark (I'm around 6-7 right now, but don't do cardio, and drink a lot).

Bottom Line:
I'm only 20 years old, and don't want to ruin my life. Basically I've been pulled over 2 times in 2 years for drunk driving. I'm lucky I didn't kill anyone/myself.
 
I quit for close to 9 years
started at 30
I don't know what to tell you
 
Pikaberdot said:
Today I quit drinking.

Not even so much as a beer anymore

It's going to be damn tough, especially when you go to 1 of the biggest party schools in the nation....

Any ideas to help make things easier?

And NO - I am not going to smoke pot/switch to other drugs.

The reasons that I am quitting are because my girlfriend and I argue all the time, but only when I drink. I say things I don't mean and regret. I promised her I would never do it again, but on Friday night I broke my promise.

Also on Friday night I was arrested on charges of DUI, and this is the 2nd time it's happened. The 1st time I got out of it with a reckless driving charge though. This time, I refused to blow the breathalyzer, and they put me in jail for 24 hours... in the drunk tank (aka the WORST place in the world).

I have court tomorrow afternoon, where I enter my plea, then I am hiring an extremely good lawyer.

My girlfriend said that I have to pick either alcohol or her..... so I am picking her.

I can't deal with AA meetings... the whole 12 step thing and Christianity basis weirds me out.

I've quit drinking before, 2 years ago when I was with my ex-girlfriend, but it was only because she didn't drink.



There are some huge upsides to not drinking though....
1.) Save Money
2.) Better Grades
3.) Finally being able to hit the 4% body fat mark (I'm around 6-7 right now, but don't do cardio, and drink a lot).

Bottom Line:
I'm only 20 years old, and don't want to ruin my life. Basically I've been pulled over 2 times in 2 years for drunk driving. I'm lucky I didn't kill anyone/myself.
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Good luck. You're a better man than me if you can do it.
 
Quitting drinking is the smartest choice you'll ever make. Won't be easy but your girlfriend will be a big help. You may even have to find new friends seeing as how they have a way of pressuring you into drinking. Best of luck.
 
I don't really think I've ever had "cravings" per say, just enjoyed partying, and partying included mass amounts of beer pong + shots.... but it should definitely work out better for me in the end.
 
Pikaberdot said:
Today I quit drinking.

Not even so much as a beer anymore

It's going to be damn tough, especially when you go to 1 of the biggest party schools in the nation....

Any ideas to help make things easier?

And NO - I am not going to smoke pot/switch to other drugs.

The reasons that I am quitting are because my girlfriend and I argue all the time, but only when I drink. I say things I don't mean and regret. I promised her I would never do it again, but on Friday night I broke my promise.

Also on Friday night I was arrested on charges of DUI, and this is the 2nd time it's happened. The 1st time I got out of it with a reckless driving charge though. This time, I refused to blow the breathalyzer, and they put me in jail for 24 hours... in the drunk tank (aka the WORST place in the world).

I have court tomorrow afternoon, where I enter my plea, then I am hiring an extremely good lawyer.

My girlfriend said that I have to pick either alcohol or her..... so I am picking her.

I can't deal with AA meetings... the whole 12 step thing and Christianity basis weirds me out.

I've quit drinking before, 2 years ago when I was with my ex-girlfriend, but it was only because she didn't drink.



There are some huge upsides to not drinking though....
1.) Save Money
2.) Better Grades
3.) Finally being able to hit the 4% body fat mark (I'm around 6-7 right now, but don't do cardio, and drink a lot).

Bottom Line:
I'm only 20 years old, and don't want to ruin my life. Basically I've been pulled over 2 times in 2 years for drunk driving. I'm lucky I didn't kill anyone/myself.
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GOOD LUCK bro....just keep it together and resist!! i too battled some addiction problems to GHB a few years ago.......at least G was harder to obtain and wasn't sold in every gas station though!

wish you the best bro
 
its gonna suck. but its worth it...one day at a time...good luck!!!!
 
His gf isn't telling him what do to. He has a clear choice.

You have your whole life ahead of you. Dont let alcohol flush it down the tubes.
 
BIKINIMOM said:
His gf isn't telling him what do to. He has a clear choice.

You have your whole life ahead of you. Dont let alcohol flush it down the tubes.
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just sayin if he isnt doing it for himself, but out of some sort of threat it will never work. He said he had to choose drinking of his GF, so it doesn't sound like his decision.
 
Keep your focus on something else. Whenever you think about booze, just to beat the meat like it owes you tons of money.
 
rudeboyja said:
just sayin if he isnt doing it for himself, but out of some sort of threat it will never work. He said he had to choose drinking of his GF, so it doesn't sound like his decision.
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I feel you on that one, however, he also lists many more valid reasons that he realized on his own. The fact that his girl had the strength to send him a REAL wake up call (as it seems the others were not "wakeup" call enough) means he does have a choice.

It doesn't really matter which one thing tipped the scales. What matters is that he came to some stark realizations and wants to do the right thing FOR HIMSELF ultimately and not only to please his girl.

I seriously doubt that he would go back to drinking becuase he and his girl broke up somewhere down the line. His life will have undoubtedly improved to the point where something like that (though painfull) will not be perceived to be so cataclysmic that he would go back to his self-destructive ways.
 
Best of luck to you. From quitting smoking, the 2 main ingrediants I found are Your desire to truly quit and friends who will not let you waiver. If you have those 2, you are home almost free. The rest is probably time. I had the desire and friends for my smokes, but no will power for the drink, so good luck to you.

On another note,

"Also on Friday night I was arrested on charges of DUI, and this is the 2nd time it's happened. The 1st time I got out of it with a reckless driving charge though. This time, I refused to blow the breathalyzer, and they put me in jail for 24 hours... in the drunk tank (aka the WORST place in the world)."

How interesting this can happen on any city street in the US, yet people are up in arms over jailing enemies of the state and Illegal alians without due process. Am I missing something?
 
rudeboyja said:
If your GF is telling you what to do, you will be back hittin the bottle sooner than you think. Good luck though.
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there are exceptions though and if she mandates that problem drinking needs to cease she's probably correct
 
I just picked up my prescription anti-depressants in a porsche at a drive thru pharmacy rockin' to some old neil young
 
jaybois said:
Fuck the girlfreind bro,keep partying,just don't drive.
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I could probably do that ..... then make more stupid decisions, sleep around constantly like I do whenever I'm single and maybe catch a disease.

Not to mention lose the girl I can see myself with for a LONG, LONG time.
 
Pikaberdot said:
I could probably do that ..... then make more stupid decisions, sleep around constantly like I do whenever I'm single and maybe catch a disease.

Not to mention lose the girl I can see myself with for a LONG, LONG time.
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you're 20
don't marry her
 
4everhung said:
you're 20
don't marry her
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If we do, it won't be until we're both out of school.

If we're still together when I graduate (I'm a JR right now, she's only a Freshman though) then we'll live together for a while, and see how that goes, we wouldn't get married until we're financially situated, and she is done with Graduate School for Therapeutic Recreation + Occupational Therapy.
 
Good luck man. My wife and I both switched to weed to get us off alcohol but I know you said you don't wanna do that. Of all the drugs we have done, alcohol has been the most destructed by far! You don't think you have cravings but you'll soon find out that you do. Whenever there is a party, celebration, etc, you'll think about it. You'll try to justify it by any means possible so don't give in. If you find that you don't have these thoughts, you're a huge step ahead of most people.

Being 20 has nothing to do with the choice to marry or not. The length of the relationship matters more. I met my wife when I was 19 and she was 20 which was over 7 years ago.
 
Pikaberdot said:
If we do, it won't be until we're both out of school.

If we're still together when I graduate (I'm a JR right now, she's only a Freshman though) then we'll live together for a while, and see how that goes, we wouldn't get married until we're financially situated, and she is done with Graduate School for Therapeutic Recreation + Occupational Therapy.
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what is the source of your dissatisfaction towards her that emerges when you drink?
 
Good luck!! I successfully quit for 6+ months to do a show, but picked it back up again....
 
Pikaberdot said:
Today I quit drinking.

Not even so much as a beer anymore

It's going to be damn tough, especially when you go to 1 of the biggest party schools in the nation....

Any ideas to help make things easier?

And NO - I am not going to smoke pot/switch to other drugs.

The reasons that I am quitting are because my girlfriend and I argue all the time, but only when I drink. I say things I don't mean and regret. I promised her I would never do it again, but on Friday night I broke my promise.

Also on Friday night I was arrested on charges of DUI, and this is the 2nd time it's happened. The 1st time I got out of it with a reckless driving charge though. This time, I refused to blow the breathalyzer, and they put me in jail for 24 hours... in the drunk tank (aka the WORST place in the world).

I have court tomorrow afternoon, where I enter my plea, then I am hiring an extremely good lawyer.

My girlfriend said that I have to pick either alcohol or her..... so I am picking her.

I can't deal with AA meetings... the whole 12 step thing and Christianity basis weirds me out.

I've quit drinking before, 2 years ago when I was with my ex-girlfriend, but it was only because she didn't drink.



There are some huge upsides to not drinking though....
1.) Save Money
2.) Better Grades
3.) Finally being able to hit the 4% body fat mark (I'm around 6-7 right now, but don't do cardio, and drink a lot).

Bottom Line:
I'm only 20 years old, and don't want to ruin my life. Basically I've been pulled over 2 times in 2 years for drunk driving. I'm lucky I didn't kill anyone/myself.
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Have you thought about seeking outpatient substance abuse treatment?
 
SoreArms said:
I quit for 3+ months and picked it back up, but I'm thinking of quitting again.
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Well I still don't drink at the level I used to, which is good.......
 
4everhung said:
what is the source of your dissatisfaction towards her that emerges when you drink?
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I don't even know.... it's just that I misinterpret shit, and then get pissed off at her, and then she cries, and her friends think I'm an asshole.... but they think I'm like 2 different people when I'm drunk/sober.

I don't see it, and my friends don't... I don't know.
 
Pikaberdot said:
I don't even know.... it's just that I misinterpret shit, and then get pissed off at her, and then she cries, and her friends think I'm an asshole.... but they think I'm like 2 different people when I'm drunk/sober.

I don't see it, and my friends don't... I don't know.
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truly then you're on the right path
In my 4 or so years of resumed drinking I've used aggressive and hurtful language towards a S.O. that oridinarily isn't me
but I knew inside why the alcohol allowed my dissatisfaction to come out of hibernation
In relationships I'm typically slow to express what bothers me. I keep my thoughts inside while I formulate my exit strategy or see how their behavior continues.
And then alcohol will release my conservatism
 
Yeah haven't had anything.... my buddy came over and I gave him all the alcohol in my mini-fridge. I'm probably going to have to give away my liquor stock too.... with Cuervo/Disaronno/Smirnoff Red/Kahlua/Bailey's.... :(
 
You know at the end of a hot summers day theres a moment where that icey cold beer is essential.
 
JayC9 said:
You know at the end of a hot summers day theres a moment where that icey cold beer is essential.
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Then, when I really dont wanna drink I just hit some Coca-Cola. On a hot summer day, I can drink up to 4L.
 
I gave alcohol up for lent and now I honestly don't miss it anymore. I'll have a few beers every now and then but from now on I'll pretty much only keep my fridge stocked for friends/family.
 
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