For all those folks that are addicted to alcohol often may ask themselves, "will sobriety change my life" and I am here to tell you that sobriety will certainly change your life in a awesome way that would you would never even realize.
The only way to find out just how sobriety changes lives, is to go for it, and get sober once and for all. You have nothing to lose when trying this awesome new lifestyle. You will be surprised just life changes when you are clean and sober.
I thought about the idea to get sober a few times in my drinking days, but I thought what the heck, it is probably too late to make that change in my life since I have been drinking alcohol for so many years and the damage is done so why even try?
I was dead wrong in that theory of mind, because in October of 2009 I made that huge decision to try and get and stay sober hopefully for the last time. I made my mind up and picked my sober date and stuck by that day, which I might add was the day I made my mind up to get sober forever.
I thought, why wait and prolong my sobriety. If I was ready to get sober then lets just start NOW and not wait a minute longer. That made more sense than saying, "I think I will wait until Monday after the weekend is over and I can get plastered just that one more time."
You know as well as I know that wouldn't work, because that would lead to the next weekend and so on. I had to be sincere and honest with myself and not let anything change my mind to get and stay sober on that day I chose to stop drinking alcohol.
If you are struggling with an addiction to alcohol you need to try your hardest to get away from those demons that are ruining your life, and other lives as well.
Make up your mind once and for all and don't back down for anything. Sure, sobriety is going to be a tough thing to achieve, but in the end, your life will be wonderful as mine is right now, writing article after article in hopes that just one article will touch someones life, and they too can find long term sobriety as I did.
Nothing good in life is easy. It takes hard work to make it happen as staying sober will be hard work as well, but worth every bit of work and sweat. In the long run you will be proud of yourself and those that love and care for you will be just as proud or even more proud. You will save your own life by just surrendering to your demons once and for all.
Never think for a minute that sobriety will come to you, you have to go after sobriety full force and not stop until you have achieved long term sobriety. It can be done by anyone if that is truly what you want in your life. To be able to live the clean life and live a happy and healthy life as well.
SO IF YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE, WILL SOBRIETY CHANGE MY LIFE, THE ANSWER IS A HUGE YES!!! YOUR LIFE WILL INDEED CHANGE ALL FOR THE BETTER!
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Monday, March 4, 2013
How To Have The Willpower To Say No To Alcohol
Willpower is a huge word that many people that are addicted to alcohol do not have. How to have the willpower to say to alcohol is a huge thing for many people that have a drinking problem.
I can relate to those words so very well. You know when you don't know when enough is enough when it come to your alcohol intake. Some of us just don't know when to say, "I have had enough."
Yep I was one of those guys that it was never enough until I got that buzz I was looking for and as we all know, it takes more and more alcohol to achieve the buzz or drunk you had the last time.
Having the willpower to say NO is really rough, because you and I might think we will miss out on something if we stop drinking half way through the night, right? The only thing we would miss out on is having a bigger hangover the next morning!
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT HELP ME TO SAY NO TO ALCOHOL
I am one of those people that CAN NOT have one or two drinks and call it the night like many people can. I wish I could, but that will never happen. So, the only way to stay sober for me is, "NOT TO EVER DRINK again."
Keep that Positive Attitude in everything in life, and it will help you say NO To Alcohol. Stay Strong and never let anything or anyone stand in your way of your Sobriety.
I can relate to those words so very well. You know when you don't know when enough is enough when it come to your alcohol intake. Some of us just don't know when to say, "I have had enough."
Yep I was one of those guys that it was never enough until I got that buzz I was looking for and as we all know, it takes more and more alcohol to achieve the buzz or drunk you had the last time.
Having the willpower to say NO is really rough, because you and I might think we will miss out on something if we stop drinking half way through the night, right? The only thing we would miss out on is having a bigger hangover the next morning!
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT HELP ME TO SAY NO TO ALCOHOL
- I remember what it was like when I drank and abused alcohol.
- I remember how I hurt the ones that loved me and cared for me.
- I remember the money spent to get my fix for the day even though I didn't have it to spend.
- I remember the mornings I felt like shit, but knew I had to get up and go to work.
- I remember the awful things I would say being drunk, but never meant them.
- I remember how I would hide and drink alone because no one wanted to be around me drinking.
- I remember not wanting to go anywhere that alcohol wasn't being served.
I am one of those people that CAN NOT have one or two drinks and call it the night like many people can. I wish I could, but that will never happen. So, the only way to stay sober for me is, "NOT TO EVER DRINK again."
Keep that Positive Attitude in everything in life, and it will help you say NO To Alcohol. Stay Strong and never let anything or anyone stand in your way of your Sobriety.
The Best Things In Life Are Not Things
Material things, what many people in the world think are the best in life. I have nothing against the finest things in life, but the best things in life are not things by no means. This is of course is my own opinion.
Ever since I got sober in October of 2009 I realized that life itself is the best thing in life, and not having expensive material things. Many may call me crazy for not wanting the best of things in life, but I have learned that material things don't make me a happy person and they may not make you happy either if you really think about it.
In my opinion, the best thing in life is to live my life clean and sober. That is what makes me a happy person, knowing that I have beat the inner demons that took control of my life for so many years.
Just stop and look around you a see what life has to offer you such as a beautiful sunrise or that breathe taking sunset in which there is not one the same. I go to the bay each night and watch the sunset and take that photo that will only be one of it's kind. That in my opinion is worth everything in life. To see what God has made, and to enjoy that breathe taking views even if it is for a few minutes.
These imagines are something that money cannot ever buy. So see, money can't buy everything right?
I usually write about alcohol addiction and the ways I was able to get clean and sober using my positive attitude and the strong will within to make it happen, but in this article I just wanted to point out that there is more to life than having the best of everything and using material things to make you happy.
These sites that God has created are (entirely free) and we all take them for granted, in my opinion, at least I did when I drank.
Stop for a moment each day and look into the sky for that breathe taking site. It takes only a second of your day.
As far as myself, when I drank alcohol these things were not important. I did see them, but never really thought about how beautiful life was, because alcohol was more important at that time, sorry to say.
The main thing I am trying to say is not to take everything for granted in life. I found that living with sobriety in my life, my life has become the best ever. I have everything I once wanted, but couldn't not achieve because of my addiction to alcohol.
Alcohol held me back in many ways, meaning I knew what I wanted in life, but could not achieve them due to putting my addiction to alcohol before all else.
Check out my Ebook called " My Life Of Alcohol Addiction."
You can read more of my articles on life itself, being happy and being addicted to alcohol on HubPages
Ever since I got sober in October of 2009 I realized that life itself is the best thing in life, and not having expensive material things. Many may call me crazy for not wanting the best of things in life, but I have learned that material things don't make me a happy person and they may not make you happy either if you really think about it.
In my opinion, the best thing in life is to live my life clean and sober. That is what makes me a happy person, knowing that I have beat the inner demons that took control of my life for so many years.
Just stop and look around you a see what life has to offer you such as a beautiful sunrise or that breathe taking sunset in which there is not one the same. I go to the bay each night and watch the sunset and take that photo that will only be one of it's kind. That in my opinion is worth everything in life. To see what God has made, and to enjoy that breathe taking views even if it is for a few minutes.
These imagines are something that money cannot ever buy. So see, money can't buy everything right?
I usually write about alcohol addiction and the ways I was able to get clean and sober using my positive attitude and the strong will within to make it happen, but in this article I just wanted to point out that there is more to life than having the best of everything and using material things to make you happy.
These sites that God has created are (entirely free) and we all take them for granted, in my opinion, at least I did when I drank.
Stop for a moment each day and look into the sky for that breathe taking site. It takes only a second of your day.
As far as myself, when I drank alcohol these things were not important. I did see them, but never really thought about how beautiful life was, because alcohol was more important at that time, sorry to say.
The main thing I am trying to say is not to take everything for granted in life. I found that living with sobriety in my life, my life has become the best ever. I have everything I once wanted, but couldn't not achieve because of my addiction to alcohol.
Alcohol held me back in many ways, meaning I knew what I wanted in life, but could not achieve them due to putting my addiction to alcohol before all else.
Check out my Ebook called " My Life Of Alcohol Addiction."
You can read more of my articles on life itself, being happy and being addicted to alcohol on HubPages
How I Made My Life Simple After Surrendering To An Addiction To Alcohol
How I made made my life simple after surrender to an addiction to alcohol was quite simple. Here is how I changed my life around with the decision to stop drinking alcohol forever.
Alcohol as we all know can be very addictive if we don't know who to manage our drinking and start abusing alcohol.
Many times people start off drinking alcohol just to take the edge off of their life and thinking by drinking alcohol things will get a bit easier and they will forget for that moment any problems in life they may have. The problem for me, and the problem for many drinkers is that they thought by drinking everything will be just fine.
They feel as if drinking alcohol makes them feel great and they tend to forget those problems for awhile until they sober up the next day and that problem that didn't feel that bad is right back on their doorstep waiting to be resolved.
Drinking alcohol will never fix any problems in anyone's life. It sure didn't for me as I am sure it will never fix anything for you. Alcohol just makes things worse, and the trend will go on and on, day after day, because the way you felt being buzzed or drunk made that problem somewhat disappear, if only for a few hours of that day.
Today, being sober since October 27, 2009 my world and my life is amazing. All the things I thought would never happen, such as my dreams and goals to move to the New Jersey Shore are now a reality. I really believe if you want to help yourself and change your life then things will begin to go your way. You need to help yourself first before anything or anyone will help you.
I wouldn't trade sobriety for anything in the world. If feels so wonderful to be able to wake up in the morning and remember what you did the day before and the night before.
It is so wonderful that you are not a prisoner to your addiction. I can get into my car anytime of the day or night and head out onto the roads with not a worry in the world of being pulled over and given that great DUI.
The only worry I have is for someone else that has been drinking and driving their automobile hits me.
I keep my promise that I would never pick up and alcoholic drink ever again and I have stuck to that promise and will continue to do so until the end of my time here on Earth.
I live a simple life now and I am very happy. No one needs alcohol to so called be happy. Think positive and have the will, determination and a strong desire to stop drinking alcohol and it will happen.
I finally realized after many years of drinking that alcohol does not make you happy, sobriety is the most important that will change your life and make you a happy and healthier person.
I was fortunate that I didn't need AA, or any meeting. I did it cold turkey, BUT please don't do as I did. You may need to get the proper help and medical attention to get sober. I took a huge chance by what I did, and would not encourage to do it that way. Get sober safe and have the right people treating you so that you can detox in a safe and healthy manner.
So if you truly want a better life for yourself and your family you need to get out of denial and take action to change your life around all for the better and stop drinking and abusing alcohol.
If you are interested in learning how to give up alcohol then Click Here to read more.
Here is my Ebook on My Life Of Alcohol Addiction that explains just how I got started with this horrible addiction.
You can read more articles I have written on HubPages regarding ways to stop drinking and the reasons why you should stop drinking if you believe you have an addiction to alcohol. Also in these articles are Hubs about living with a positive attitude and just living a simple and happy life.
CHECK OUT THIS GREAT BOOK ON - A SIMPLE APPROACH TO LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE
Alcohol as we all know can be very addictive if we don't know who to manage our drinking and start abusing alcohol.
Many times people start off drinking alcohol just to take the edge off of their life and thinking by drinking alcohol things will get a bit easier and they will forget for that moment any problems in life they may have. The problem for me, and the problem for many drinkers is that they thought by drinking everything will be just fine.
They feel as if drinking alcohol makes them feel great and they tend to forget those problems for awhile until they sober up the next day and that problem that didn't feel that bad is right back on their doorstep waiting to be resolved.
Drinking alcohol will never fix any problems in anyone's life. It sure didn't for me as I am sure it will never fix anything for you. Alcohol just makes things worse, and the trend will go on and on, day after day, because the way you felt being buzzed or drunk made that problem somewhat disappear, if only for a few hours of that day.
Today, being sober since October 27, 2009 my world and my life is amazing. All the things I thought would never happen, such as my dreams and goals to move to the New Jersey Shore are now a reality. I really believe if you want to help yourself and change your life then things will begin to go your way. You need to help yourself first before anything or anyone will help you.
I wouldn't trade sobriety for anything in the world. If feels so wonderful to be able to wake up in the morning and remember what you did the day before and the night before.
It is so wonderful that you are not a prisoner to your addiction. I can get into my car anytime of the day or night and head out onto the roads with not a worry in the world of being pulled over and given that great DUI.
The only worry I have is for someone else that has been drinking and driving their automobile hits me.
I keep my promise that I would never pick up and alcoholic drink ever again and I have stuck to that promise and will continue to do so until the end of my time here on Earth.
I live a simple life now and I am very happy. No one needs alcohol to so called be happy. Think positive and have the will, determination and a strong desire to stop drinking alcohol and it will happen.
I finally realized after many years of drinking that alcohol does not make you happy, sobriety is the most important that will change your life and make you a happy and healthier person.
I was fortunate that I didn't need AA, or any meeting. I did it cold turkey, BUT please don't do as I did. You may need to get the proper help and medical attention to get sober. I took a huge chance by what I did, and would not encourage to do it that way. Get sober safe and have the right people treating you so that you can detox in a safe and healthy manner.
So if you truly want a better life for yourself and your family you need to get out of denial and take action to change your life around all for the better and stop drinking and abusing alcohol.
If you are interested in learning how to give up alcohol then Click Here to read more.
Here is my Ebook on My Life Of Alcohol Addiction that explains just how I got started with this horrible addiction.
You can read more articles I have written on HubPages regarding ways to stop drinking and the reasons why you should stop drinking if you believe you have an addiction to alcohol. Also in these articles are Hubs about living with a positive attitude and just living a simple and happy life.
CHECK OUT THIS GREAT BOOK ON - A SIMPLE APPROACH TO LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sobriety Is Like Living In Paradise
For any person that has an addiction to alcohol, and has been abusing alcohol for a long time hasn't had the experience of living life sober for some years. Yes, I was one of those people.
Having sobriety is like living in paradise I must say. When someone has had an addiction to alcohol for years they tend to forget what it feels like to be clean and sober. They are so used to having that buzz or being drunk each day they think that this is the only thing in life.
In my opinion there is nothing greater than sobriety. To be able to think clearly each day, and to be able to wake up in the morning with a clear head and not have that horrible hangover we all know so well.
When we depend on alcohol in our everyday life we tend to forget what life is really all about. We don't see the beauty that life has to offer us because we are blinded by our addiction to alcohol. We tend to breathe, sleep and live for alcohol.
I remember so well that the minute I woke in the morning even after feeling like crap from drinking the night before, the first thing that came to mind was, "when can i have my first drink of the day?" That is so sad that I thought about how I could ruin my life even more than it already is.
To be able to think and want to self-destruct myself one day at a time. Now that I have been sober since October 27, 2009 I can not believe those thoughts of drinking came to mind each morning I woke.
I know that many people that have this addiction to alcohol think the same way as I did back then. Now, I write to help those that have an addiction to alcohol, and to let them know there is hope for all of us if and only if you want to get and stay sober and live that life of sobriety.
I have to tell you that you must try out sobriety for it is like living in paradise. All you have to do is to want sobriety bad enough and work hard on staying clean and sober and you will too live in paradise as I do now.
Granted getting and staying sober will not be easy, but nothing good that comes out of life is easy right. You need to work hard and not let anything or anyone stand in your way to living a sober life.
The longer you are sober the easier it will be for you as long as you don't cheat and say to yourself, "well I guess I can have one or two drinks because I have not drank in one month." That is a huge NO NO! Once you decide to get sober you must promise yourself that no matter what happens in your life you will not break and have that one or two drinks, because if you do you will be back to square one and day one of trying to get sober again.
Think of what you are doing to yourself and others that love and care for you. Look into the your mind and see what is making you depend on alcohol each day of your life. Read this hub I wrote called "looking into the mind of an alcoholic." You will see how we think, or least how I thought about my addiction to alcohol.
Keep a positive attitude in everything in life, and that includes having sobriety back into your life and you will see, having that positive attitude, the will and determination and the power to say NO I don't drink, sobriety will be a part of your life once again.
Read my Ebook on My Life Of Alcohol Addiction
Having sobriety is like living in paradise I must say. When someone has had an addiction to alcohol for years they tend to forget what it feels like to be clean and sober. They are so used to having that buzz or being drunk each day they think that this is the only thing in life.
In my opinion there is nothing greater than sobriety. To be able to think clearly each day, and to be able to wake up in the morning with a clear head and not have that horrible hangover we all know so well.
When we depend on alcohol in our everyday life we tend to forget what life is really all about. We don't see the beauty that life has to offer us because we are blinded by our addiction to alcohol. We tend to breathe, sleep and live for alcohol.
I remember so well that the minute I woke in the morning even after feeling like crap from drinking the night before, the first thing that came to mind was, "when can i have my first drink of the day?" That is so sad that I thought about how I could ruin my life even more than it already is.
To be able to think and want to self-destruct myself one day at a time. Now that I have been sober since October 27, 2009 I can not believe those thoughts of drinking came to mind each morning I woke.
I know that many people that have this addiction to alcohol think the same way as I did back then. Now, I write to help those that have an addiction to alcohol, and to let them know there is hope for all of us if and only if you want to get and stay sober and live that life of sobriety.
I have to tell you that you must try out sobriety for it is like living in paradise. All you have to do is to want sobriety bad enough and work hard on staying clean and sober and you will too live in paradise as I do now.
Granted getting and staying sober will not be easy, but nothing good that comes out of life is easy right. You need to work hard and not let anything or anyone stand in your way to living a sober life.
The longer you are sober the easier it will be for you as long as you don't cheat and say to yourself, "well I guess I can have one or two drinks because I have not drank in one month." That is a huge NO NO! Once you decide to get sober you must promise yourself that no matter what happens in your life you will not break and have that one or two drinks, because if you do you will be back to square one and day one of trying to get sober again.
Think of what you are doing to yourself and others that love and care for you. Look into the your mind and see what is making you depend on alcohol each day of your life. Read this hub I wrote called "looking into the mind of an alcoholic." You will see how we think, or least how I thought about my addiction to alcohol.
Keep a positive attitude in everything in life, and that includes having sobriety back into your life and you will see, having that positive attitude, the will and determination and the power to say NO I don't drink, sobriety will be a part of your life once again.
Read my Ebook on My Life Of Alcohol Addiction
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Taking Action Is The Key To Sobriety
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
.
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.
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
.
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.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
How Can You Stop The Urge To Drink Alcohol
If you are addicted to alcohol and want to stop drinking alcohol and get clean and sober, you may want to know, "how can you stop the urge to drink alcohol," if you are trying to get sober.
If you are someone that has tried to stop drinking and you have made some headway, but on certain days in you life you get that urge to drink again. You know for a fact that if you pickup a alcoholic drink you will be doomed and will be back in the rut of drinking alcohol everyday.
How can you stop that urge to drink alcohol you may ask? Here is my opinion, and what I thought about when I got the urge to drink alcohol after three plus years of sobriety.
If you have found sobriety in your life after so many years of drinking and abusing alcohol, then a huge congrats to you for a job well done.
getting and staying sober is not a easy thing to do, especially with all the things going on in this world. So many people have problems in their lives, such as loss of employment, financial problems, marriage problems and so many other things that may trigger the sober person to go back to drinking alcohol. The temptation is all around us everywhere we go in this world.
Bars are on almost every corner and even many restaurants serve the poison alone with a great meal. You would go to a party, picnic, gathering of any sorts and there will be your friend, called alcohol ready to be served. Here comes that urge to drink, but how can you turn off that urge that will ruin your life once again?
**As I am writing this post, February 3, 2013 the Super Bowl is airing at this moment and people all over the world are parting and drinking their night away, as I am sitting here writing to help others get and stay sober. Let the game begin and the drinking of much alcohol begin as well. Many people will be drinking and getting drunk as their team wins the Super Bowl, and then the other 50% of people will drinking in disgust and disappointment that their team lost the Super Bowl. (Any excuse to drink right?)
Don't get me wrong, I am not an anti-drinking person, I am just a person that didn't know when enough was enough when it came to drinking alcohol. So, in that case, I must not drink at all, and that solved my problem of never enough booze. If you want to get sober and stay sober, (just don't drink) it's that simple!
I got sober on October 27, 2009 and here is what I think about when I get that urge to drink, and alcohol is all around me at the function that I am at.
First, I think of all the hard work it took me to ever decide to stop drinking alcohol and get clean and sober. My wheels turned for a long time until I was certain I needed to quit drinking alcohol once and for all, not only for myself, but everyone that was in my life.
Secondly, I always think what I put my body through by drinking and abusing alcohol, and what I put my family and friends through that loved and cared for me through all the years of drinking and abusing alcohol. I knew I never wanted to put my body, family and friends though that ever again. It just isn't fair to take down your family along with yourself just because you are selfish, and you choose alcohol over people that loved and cared for you.
Third, You need to have a Positive Attitude at all times, before and after you stop drinking alcohol. You need to keep reminding yourself that you are an alcoholic and if you touch that drink you will relapse and be right back where you started when you first decided to get sober. Trust me, it is not worth that drink or buzz you re urging to have. Everything you have worked so hard for, (and that would be your sobriety and freedom of the alcohol demons) would be all in vein.
Forth, Think of how much happier and healthier you will feel, and we must not forget those horrible hangovers from over drinking right? Unless hangovers don't bother you, but I find that getting sick and feeling like crap each morning you wake up is certainly NOT worth any buzz or drunk.
Fifth, Think of what you will look like again if you choose to start drinking alcohol again. did you like the way you looked when you drank alcohol? Over weight, tired looking, run down and just no energy whatsoever.
Stop the urge to drink alcohol by thinking of some of the things above that help me each day to stay sober one more day in my life. Another way that helps me to stay sober is by writing on HubPages and my other blog called Crushing Alcohol Addiction. Check them out and some of those articles my help you if you are serious about stopping drinking and living with long term sobriety.
If you are someone that has tried to stop drinking and you have made some headway, but on certain days in you life you get that urge to drink again. You know for a fact that if you pickup a alcoholic drink you will be doomed and will be back in the rut of drinking alcohol everyday.
How can you stop that urge to drink alcohol you may ask? Here is my opinion, and what I thought about when I got the urge to drink alcohol after three plus years of sobriety.
If you have found sobriety in your life after so many years of drinking and abusing alcohol, then a huge congrats to you for a job well done.
getting and staying sober is not a easy thing to do, especially with all the things going on in this world. So many people have problems in their lives, such as loss of employment, financial problems, marriage problems and so many other things that may trigger the sober person to go back to drinking alcohol. The temptation is all around us everywhere we go in this world.
Bars are on almost every corner and even many restaurants serve the poison alone with a great meal. You would go to a party, picnic, gathering of any sorts and there will be your friend, called alcohol ready to be served. Here comes that urge to drink, but how can you turn off that urge that will ruin your life once again?
**As I am writing this post, February 3, 2013 the Super Bowl is airing at this moment and people all over the world are parting and drinking their night away, as I am sitting here writing to help others get and stay sober. Let the game begin and the drinking of much alcohol begin as well. Many people will be drinking and getting drunk as their team wins the Super Bowl, and then the other 50% of people will drinking in disgust and disappointment that their team lost the Super Bowl. (Any excuse to drink right?)
Don't get me wrong, I am not an anti-drinking person, I am just a person that didn't know when enough was enough when it came to drinking alcohol. So, in that case, I must not drink at all, and that solved my problem of never enough booze. If you want to get sober and stay sober, (just don't drink) it's that simple!
I got sober on October 27, 2009 and here is what I think about when I get that urge to drink, and alcohol is all around me at the function that I am at.
First, I think of all the hard work it took me to ever decide to stop drinking alcohol and get clean and sober. My wheels turned for a long time until I was certain I needed to quit drinking alcohol once and for all, not only for myself, but everyone that was in my life.
Secondly, I always think what I put my body through by drinking and abusing alcohol, and what I put my family and friends through that loved and cared for me through all the years of drinking and abusing alcohol. I knew I never wanted to put my body, family and friends though that ever again. It just isn't fair to take down your family along with yourself just because you are selfish, and you choose alcohol over people that loved and cared for you.
Third, You need to have a Positive Attitude at all times, before and after you stop drinking alcohol. You need to keep reminding yourself that you are an alcoholic and if you touch that drink you will relapse and be right back where you started when you first decided to get sober. Trust me, it is not worth that drink or buzz you re urging to have. Everything you have worked so hard for, (and that would be your sobriety and freedom of the alcohol demons) would be all in vein.
Forth, Think of how much happier and healthier you will feel, and we must not forget those horrible hangovers from over drinking right? Unless hangovers don't bother you, but I find that getting sick and feeling like crap each morning you wake up is certainly NOT worth any buzz or drunk.
Fifth, Think of what you will look like again if you choose to start drinking alcohol again. did you like the way you looked when you drank alcohol? Over weight, tired looking, run down and just no energy whatsoever.
Stop the urge to drink alcohol by thinking of some of the things above that help me each day to stay sober one more day in my life. Another way that helps me to stay sober is by writing on HubPages and my other blog called Crushing Alcohol Addiction. Check them out and some of those articles my help you if you are serious about stopping drinking and living with long term sobriety.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Do You Have Depression Knowing That You Are An Alcoholic
Many people that drink too much alcohol, or even abuse alcohol often have depression as I did when I drank too much alcohol.
The question is to all those folks is, "do you have depression knowing that you are an alcoholic?"
In my personal experience with drinking alcohol, and abusing it every single day was that I really thought by drinking alcohol I would be happier and all my problems would disappear by drinking those problems away. In fact, by drinking too much alcohol those once small problems began to seem larger and the more I drank the more depressed I would get. Does this sound familiar to you? I bet for some it really does.
The photo above shows me just how life can be living it sober, meaning, we all live in a world that has beauty all around us and many of us that are alcoholics never even realize just how beautiful the world is looking at it through addicted eyes. Just looking at that photo, how could you and I be so depressed when we have beauty right in front of our eyes if we live that life clean and sober. The alcohol that we drink thinking life will be so much better blinds us in seeing and feeling the beauty of life.
Depression is a horrible thing when you think your world is falling apart around you. Drinking and abusing alcohol does not help the matter whatsoever. I believe it just makes you more depressed knowing that you are an alcoholic and you don't know what to do to get out of the rut you are in, and start living a healthy and happy life. You may want help to stop drinking alcohol, but may be ashamed or embarrassed to ask for the help you need.
So, what is your next step in finding your sobriety, that is if you are serious about getting and staying sober, and you want to get out of the depression you have and start living a happy life once again.
If you know you are an alcoholic, and you want to have sobriety back into your life you need to sit down with yourself (being sober) and ask yourself how bad do you want to get and stay sober.
Are you willing enough to say goodbye to alcohol and be able to promise yourself you will never pick up an alcoholic drink ever again? If you can't make that promise to yourself then I think you are not ready to stop drinking alcohol just yet, but if you can say yes, I am ready to surrender once and for all (like I did over three years ago) then you are on the right track and have taken that very important first step to finally having peace in your life and will no longer feel depressed that you are an alcoholic.
I guess you can say you and I will always be an alcoholic, but we are both in recovery and leading a healthy and happy life. Just remember the demons are just waiting for us to cheat, give in, or relapse so they (the alcohol demons) can take control over our bodies and minds once again.
Don't be weak and give in to them. They are powerless without the feed of alcohol, so just don't give them what they are starving for.
The question is to all those folks is, "do you have depression knowing that you are an alcoholic?"
In my personal experience with drinking alcohol, and abusing it every single day was that I really thought by drinking alcohol I would be happier and all my problems would disappear by drinking those problems away. In fact, by drinking too much alcohol those once small problems began to seem larger and the more I drank the more depressed I would get. Does this sound familiar to you? I bet for some it really does.
The photo above shows me just how life can be living it sober, meaning, we all live in a world that has beauty all around us and many of us that are alcoholics never even realize just how beautiful the world is looking at it through addicted eyes. Just looking at that photo, how could you and I be so depressed when we have beauty right in front of our eyes if we live that life clean and sober. The alcohol that we drink thinking life will be so much better blinds us in seeing and feeling the beauty of life.
Depression is a horrible thing when you think your world is falling apart around you. Drinking and abusing alcohol does not help the matter whatsoever. I believe it just makes you more depressed knowing that you are an alcoholic and you don't know what to do to get out of the rut you are in, and start living a healthy and happy life. You may want help to stop drinking alcohol, but may be ashamed or embarrassed to ask for the help you need.
So, what is your next step in finding your sobriety, that is if you are serious about getting and staying sober, and you want to get out of the depression you have and start living a happy life once again.
If you know you are an alcoholic, and you want to have sobriety back into your life you need to sit down with yourself (being sober) and ask yourself how bad do you want to get and stay sober.
Are you willing enough to say goodbye to alcohol and be able to promise yourself you will never pick up an alcoholic drink ever again? If you can't make that promise to yourself then I think you are not ready to stop drinking alcohol just yet, but if you can say yes, I am ready to surrender once and for all (like I did over three years ago) then you are on the right track and have taken that very important first step to finally having peace in your life and will no longer feel depressed that you are an alcoholic.
I guess you can say you and I will always be an alcoholic, but we are both in recovery and leading a healthy and happy life. Just remember the demons are just waiting for us to cheat, give in, or relapse so they (the alcohol demons) can take control over our bodies and minds once again.
Don't be weak and give in to them. They are powerless without the feed of alcohol, so just don't give them what they are starving for.
- We need to have a positive attitude at ALL TIMES.
- We need to believe in ourselves.
- We need to love ourselves enough to not go back on our promise to never drink again.
- We need a strong desire, determination and the willingness to get and stay sober.
- We need to ask for the help we need to help us get and stay sober.
- We need not to be embarrassed of our addiction to alcohol.
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