Thank you, such an informative video with logical confusion. Its been a rollercoaster after I started quitting an year a back and now I slip here and there in a month or sometimes within a week but my relationship with alcohol is getting weak and now I am ready to enjoy little things without bottle in my hand. I really liked your perspective. How can we get in touch?
With me it was the internal battle between drinking and not drinking the drinking part of my mind won after 2 months of sobriety but hey ho back on the sober path again
I am 59 years old. Throughout my late 20's and 30's my drinking spiralled out of control. I nearly died when I was admitted into hospital suffering continuous epileptic withdrawal fits following another bender. But after a brief period of recovery I was eventually back on the booze. I would stop for a while but the yearnings were so incredibly powerful I would inevitably fail. I nearly gave up. Then, for a reason that I simply cannot explain, in my early 40's the desire to drink simply vanished. It was sudden, not gradual. I haven't had a drink for over 17 years and I have not been fighting temptation in any way. So much of the illness is obviously psychological. But what turned that psychological switch off for me I still find puzzling.
Thank you, such an informative video with logical confusion.
Its been a rollercoaster after I started quitting an year a back and now I slip here and there in a month or sometimes within a week but my relationship with alcohol is getting weak and now I am ready to enjoy little things without bottle in my hand.
I really liked your perspective.
How can we get in touch?
Triggers - oh my. I will only fail when I stop trying. Will never stop trying. Thank you Simon
It is so true - if you are putting one foot in front of the other you are moving forward. Which I know you are!!!
Fabulous - as always Simon!
With me it was the internal battle between drinking and not drinking the drinking part of my mind won after 2 months of sobriety but hey ho back on the sober path again
I am 59 years old. Throughout my late 20's and 30's my drinking spiralled out of control. I nearly died when I was admitted into hospital suffering continuous epileptic withdrawal fits following another bender. But after a brief period of recovery I was eventually back on the booze. I would stop for a while but the yearnings were so incredibly powerful I would inevitably fail. I nearly gave up. Then, for a reason that I simply cannot explain, in my early 40's the desire to drink simply vanished. It was sudden, not gradual. I haven't had a drink for over 17 years and I have not been fighting temptation in any way. So much of the illness is obviously psychological. But what turned that psychological switch off for me I still find puzzling.
It's wonderful that you were able to quit drinking on your own! Congratulations!
Same thing happened to me. Suddenly quitting is very easy after years of abuse. If you know what the magic is, you could change the world.