For anyone that has an addiction to alcohol and wants to get sober, there is one thing that is so important, and that is, taking action is the key to sobriety.
You will never see sobriety without taking action to change your life. Sobriety will not fall in your lap, that's for sure. Hard work, determination and the will to get and stay sober is the key to recovery.
Many alcoholics talk a good game and tell many people that they want to get sober, but the truth of the matter is that they are not willing to stop drinking at that moment in their life. They may say, I will quit drinking next week after my birthday, or any excuse to drink alcohol for a little bit longer.
If they were that determined to stop drinking they would not waste time and take action right away and not wait to that special moment.
Either you want sobriety in your life or you don't. There is no happy medium when it comes to changing your life and getting sober.
I can tell you, when I tried to stop drinking alcohol many years ago, it lasted about a month or so and then something came up in my life and it drove me right back to drinking alcohol again. The reason I relapsed was the fact that I wasn't ready to change my life and get sober. I used any problem that came up in my life as a excuse to start drinking again. There should be no excuse for drinking alcohol after you have stopped for so long. You need to have the willpower to say no to the demons that lurk
inside of you just waiting for you to break and start drinking again
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If you are an alcoholic and want to get and stay sober, you must take the action needed to change your life. Sobriety will come to you. Sobriety must be wanted so bad in your life that you are willing to do anything to achieve it.
Sure it will be a long and hard road to recovery, but nothing in life is easy, that is worth wild, such as sobriety without hard work involved.
So get that positive attitude going and start you plans to get sober and stay sober. Don't look back at your past, only forward to a bright, healthy, sober and happy life ahead.
Showing posts with label drink alcohol. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
How Life Can Change By Not Drinking Alcohol
Many alcoholics wonder how life can change by not drinking alcohol and I am here to tell you it is one remarkable journey. To finally find sobriety in ones life is something many alcoholics don't think will ever happen. Sobriety will certainly change your life and all those around you that love and care for you.
I can't stress it enough in my blogs and other sites I write on that sobriety is there for all those that want it, and anyone of us can achieve sobriety if you put your minds and hearts into it 110 percent.
So many of us live, breathe, and sleep with our addiction in first place in our life. If only these people that have an addiction would realize that life is so much better living it sober. You don't realize what you are missing out on in life by putting your addiction first before all else, and that includes the ones that put their addiction before their own families and friends.
Any of us can change our lives into a positive way if we would only look deep into what you are doing to yourself and others. You just don't realize how grand life is because your addiction holds you back from seeking out and exploring what the world has to offer in a sober way. I can tell you from my own experience with drinking alcohol, that surrendering to my addiction to alcohol has change the world I now live in.
Those that stand up to their addiction and what to change their life will then see what true happiness is living life sober. I have accomplished many things since I have surrender to alcohol, such my life long dream to live where I grew up as a child and that is a home by the sea. I would have never been able to fulfill that dream if I were still drinking alcohol. My wife and family can now enjoy me as me and not the make believe person I was while I was drinking alcohol.
You wake up in the morning feeling healthy, refreshed, with no hangover and ready to enjoy your day all being sober and happy. There is nothing you would be thinking of when you awake, wondering did I say or do anything last night that would have hurt someone else while I was drinking and acting like a fool?
You will enjoy each minute of each day being sober and look forward to the next. You will think and plan with your family what should you do next to have fun and enjoy each other, while if drunk you really wouldn't care now would you? I know I didn't. I just wanted to drink and that was my day between drinking and hitting the toilet. What a waste isn't it when you really think about it? Don't get me wrong I am not a anti drinking guy because I loved to drink. It's just that the drink didn't love me and wanted to destroy me and everything I had in my life. If you can drink alcohol responsibly and not abuse it, than God Bless You.
There are millions of alcoholics in the world, including myself, that are not that fortunate enough to have a few drinks and walk away. So, if you are one of those like myself, the answer is to stop drinking alcohol all together. That is exactly what I did and I could not be happier.
Read more about an addiction program forever, click here.
I can't stress it enough in my blogs and other sites I write on that sobriety is there for all those that want it, and anyone of us can achieve sobriety if you put your minds and hearts into it 110 percent.
So many of us live, breathe, and sleep with our addiction in first place in our life. If only these people that have an addiction would realize that life is so much better living it sober. You don't realize what you are missing out on in life by putting your addiction first before all else, and that includes the ones that put their addiction before their own families and friends.
Any of us can change our lives into a positive way if we would only look deep into what you are doing to yourself and others. You just don't realize how grand life is because your addiction holds you back from seeking out and exploring what the world has to offer in a sober way. I can tell you from my own experience with drinking alcohol, that surrendering to my addiction to alcohol has change the world I now live in.
Those that stand up to their addiction and what to change their life will then see what true happiness is living life sober. I have accomplished many things since I have surrender to alcohol, such my life long dream to live where I grew up as a child and that is a home by the sea. I would have never been able to fulfill that dream if I were still drinking alcohol. My wife and family can now enjoy me as me and not the make believe person I was while I was drinking alcohol.
You wake up in the morning feeling healthy, refreshed, with no hangover and ready to enjoy your day all being sober and happy. There is nothing you would be thinking of when you awake, wondering did I say or do anything last night that would have hurt someone else while I was drinking and acting like a fool?
You will enjoy each minute of each day being sober and look forward to the next. You will think and plan with your family what should you do next to have fun and enjoy each other, while if drunk you really wouldn't care now would you? I know I didn't. I just wanted to drink and that was my day between drinking and hitting the toilet. What a waste isn't it when you really think about it? Don't get me wrong I am not a anti drinking guy because I loved to drink. It's just that the drink didn't love me and wanted to destroy me and everything I had in my life. If you can drink alcohol responsibly and not abuse it, than God Bless You.
There are millions of alcoholics in the world, including myself, that are not that fortunate enough to have a few drinks and walk away. So, if you are one of those like myself, the answer is to stop drinking alcohol all together. That is exactly what I did and I could not be happier.
Read more about an addiction program forever, click here.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Things To Do To Stop The Temptation To Drink Alcohol
Temptation is in every ones life one way or another, but for the alcoholic that is trying to stay sober temptation is their worse fear. Here are some of the things to do to stop the temptation to drink alcohol from my own experiences.
When I decided to quit drinking alcohol, deep in the back of my mind I always feared that the temptation to drink alcohol would always be there. I asked myself, "how would I be able to ever go to another party where there is alcohol being served." "Will I have to stay away from all my drinking buddies?"
These thoughts will forever be embedded in my mind, but in order to stay sober, I must be stronger than my temptation and the urge to drink. After many months of being sober I tried my luck at going to a party with alcohol being served. I knew I would be tempted, but I also knew I couldn't just hide the rest of my life from those that do drink alcohol.
I took the chance and I was completely fine. There was no temptation or the urge to drink, and why is that you might ask? The reason that I had no temptation or urge to drink alcohol was because I prepared my mind in a positive way to deal with what I was about to do, which was mingle with those that were drinking alcohol.
Your mind is a powerful tool that we all have. It is just the matter if you choose to use this powerful tool to benefit you and your life. When you have a positive outlook in life you will be able to achieve anything you want including your sobriety.
If by chance you do get the temptation to drink, stop what you are doing for a minute and look back in time to remember just how hard you have worked on getting and staying sober. Think of what will happen if you took that first sip of alcohol. Do you think you could do it and set the drink down and never pick it up again? I bet not, because if it were me I would be doomed and right back at the alcohol as my demons greet me back into the their world of hell. I have a feeling that many alcoholics would say the same about them self. So, just be strong and have that determination to stay sober. Be stronger than your addiction or you will be so sorry your addiction came back into your life again. I know I would be.
I can't even imagine letting our demons take back over our lives again after being clean and sober for so long, but it does indeed happen to many of people that are addicted to, not only alcohol, but drugs as well.
All of us need to keep that positive attitude and not let our past addictions take over our lives again. We all need to be stronger than our addictions and keep telling ourselves that no matter what happens in our lives we will never pick up that alcohol beverage again, and you must be firm about this promise to yourself.
Staying sober is indeed a hard thing to do, but it is only as hard as you make it. Remember, sobriety will never hurt you or kill you, BUT your addiction to drugs and alcohol WILL hurt you and sooner or later kill you one way or another. So just think before you drink and don't let the temptation and urge to drink ruin the life of sobriety you worked so hard to get.
When I decided to quit drinking alcohol, deep in the back of my mind I always feared that the temptation to drink alcohol would always be there. I asked myself, "how would I be able to ever go to another party where there is alcohol being served." "Will I have to stay away from all my drinking buddies?"
These thoughts will forever be embedded in my mind, but in order to stay sober, I must be stronger than my temptation and the urge to drink. After many months of being sober I tried my luck at going to a party with alcohol being served. I knew I would be tempted, but I also knew I couldn't just hide the rest of my life from those that do drink alcohol.
I took the chance and I was completely fine. There was no temptation or the urge to drink, and why is that you might ask? The reason that I had no temptation or urge to drink alcohol was because I prepared my mind in a positive way to deal with what I was about to do, which was mingle with those that were drinking alcohol.
Your mind is a powerful tool that we all have. It is just the matter if you choose to use this powerful tool to benefit you and your life. When you have a positive outlook in life you will be able to achieve anything you want including your sobriety.
If by chance you do get the temptation to drink, stop what you are doing for a minute and look back in time to remember just how hard you have worked on getting and staying sober. Think of what will happen if you took that first sip of alcohol. Do you think you could do it and set the drink down and never pick it up again? I bet not, because if it were me I would be doomed and right back at the alcohol as my demons greet me back into the their world of hell. I have a feeling that many alcoholics would say the same about them self. So, just be strong and have that determination to stay sober. Be stronger than your addiction or you will be so sorry your addiction came back into your life again. I know I would be.
I can't even imagine letting our demons take back over our lives again after being clean and sober for so long, but it does indeed happen to many of people that are addicted to, not only alcohol, but drugs as well.
All of us need to keep that positive attitude and not let our past addictions take over our lives again. We all need to be stronger than our addictions and keep telling ourselves that no matter what happens in our lives we will never pick up that alcohol beverage again, and you must be firm about this promise to yourself.
Staying sober is indeed a hard thing to do, but it is only as hard as you make it. Remember, sobriety will never hurt you or kill you, BUT your addiction to drugs and alcohol WILL hurt you and sooner or later kill you one way or another. So just think before you drink and don't let the temptation and urge to drink ruin the life of sobriety you worked so hard to get.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Having The Urge To Drink While Trying To Stay Sober
For all those that are trying to get and stay sober sometimes having the urge to drink while trying to stay sober is a tough thing to handle. Getting sober could be short term for many, but staying sober is the key to long term sobriety.
Is there a secret to staying sober? I don't think there is any kind of secret, it's if you want to stay sober and have the strength to turn down the urge and the cravings to consume alcohol. I write and speak from my heart and from the experiences of drinking alcohol and just how I found sobriety on my own with no 12 step programs, no AA or any kind of meetings, only the willingness and the help of God to get me sober and to remain sober. Staying sober is the hard part, but only has hard as you want to make it. "I am by no means downing the 12 Step or AA programs because they do work very well, although I was fortunate enough that I could get sober without them. This is not true for many people addicted. They will need Professional help and the proper care and counselling to detox in a safe and healthy way and to be guided in the right direction in life and towards getting clean and sober."
I would imagine if you want something bad enough and you are willing to do anything in order to achieve your goal or dream, it will happen, not only with getting clean and sober, but anything in life. I have learned this while I started on my road to recovery, and believe me, if you want sobriety in your life you will do anything it takes. You have to change our outlook on life and start thinking positive and continue to tell yourself that you can and will get sober no matter what it takes.
Many alcoholics, including myself has had many urges to drink maybe a few times a day, but you need to stop that urge in it's tracks and say that most important word "NO" I can't break and take that sip of alcohol. I will not let my inner demons control my life anymore. These demons that bring that urge to drink will be with you throughout the rest of your life. They will hang inside of you just waiting for the moment to strike, but you must be stronger than them. They will appear at the least expected moment.
If and when you get that urge or strong desire to drink alcohol, stop what you are doing right away and think of what you will have done to yourself if you take that drink or one sip. Think of all the hard work you have
done over the last months or years and to ruin all you hard work for a sip of alcohol would be devastating.
You will be so mad at yourself and so disappointed that you gave in to those demons, plus then you will have to start back at day number one of trying to get and stay sober again. You Must not let anything that happen in your quest to stay sober, and if by chance you do satisfy that urge you will never forgive yourself.
I know for a fact that I would be devastated that I wasn't strong enough to say "NO" to my addiction and demons that think they have you right where they want you. Stay Strong. Stay Positive and believe and love yourself enough to stay sober and enjoy this great life of Sobriety!
Is there a secret to staying sober? I don't think there is any kind of secret, it's if you want to stay sober and have the strength to turn down the urge and the cravings to consume alcohol. I write and speak from my heart and from the experiences of drinking alcohol and just how I found sobriety on my own with no 12 step programs, no AA or any kind of meetings, only the willingness and the help of God to get me sober and to remain sober. Staying sober is the hard part, but only has hard as you want to make it. "I am by no means downing the 12 Step or AA programs because they do work very well, although I was fortunate enough that I could get sober without them. This is not true for many people addicted. They will need Professional help and the proper care and counselling to detox in a safe and healthy way and to be guided in the right direction in life and towards getting clean and sober."
I would imagine if you want something bad enough and you are willing to do anything in order to achieve your goal or dream, it will happen, not only with getting clean and sober, but anything in life. I have learned this while I started on my road to recovery, and believe me, if you want sobriety in your life you will do anything it takes. You have to change our outlook on life and start thinking positive and continue to tell yourself that you can and will get sober no matter what it takes.
Many alcoholics, including myself has had many urges to drink maybe a few times a day, but you need to stop that urge in it's tracks and say that most important word "NO" I can't break and take that sip of alcohol. I will not let my inner demons control my life anymore. These demons that bring that urge to drink will be with you throughout the rest of your life. They will hang inside of you just waiting for the moment to strike, but you must be stronger than them. They will appear at the least expected moment.
If and when you get that urge or strong desire to drink alcohol, stop what you are doing right away and think of what you will have done to yourself if you take that drink or one sip. Think of all the hard work you have
done over the last months or years and to ruin all you hard work for a sip of alcohol would be devastating.
You will be so mad at yourself and so disappointed that you gave in to those demons, plus then you will have to start back at day number one of trying to get and stay sober again. You Must not let anything that happen in your quest to stay sober, and if by chance you do satisfy that urge you will never forgive yourself.
I know for a fact that I would be devastated that I wasn't strong enough to say "NO" to my addiction and demons that think they have you right where they want you. Stay Strong. Stay Positive and believe and love yourself enough to stay sober and enjoy this great life of Sobriety!
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