Not gonna throw any out but I am trying to convince myself.
It sucks for a few weeks. But in a year you won't even remember them. And every day that you are successful in saying no makes the next day easier. Build pride in your will and control. Don't keep tearing yourself down.
Did you actually quit drinking and improve your life?
I've done everything under the sun. Drugs that dont even have names. I have drank and smoked and snorted things most people can't pronounce. I have been through withdrawal and I have been through pain and loss. And I dont remember any of the weeks it took for whichever thing it was beyond a vague "yeah it kinda sucked". I have been sober for years by choice. The best thing for quitting is saying no and keeping that promise to yourself. The pride and confidence it gives helps you the next day. I started with nothing and now I own 2 businesses and I can take care of my momma. So yeah I would say so. Alcohol and drugs didn't destroy my life. I did with poor choices. Stopping alcohol and drugs didn't improve my life. It was a byproduct of making better choices.
Make better choices.
I been thinkin about it a long time but it never happens. you know good intentions and all. I really got nothing else. No real reason besides knowing maybe I should. I smoke also and everyone I know who quit this shit died shortly after , for whatever reason. I got no real motivation. Maybe Im one of those fucks that this is whats keeping me alive.
You wanting to quit is all the reason you need.
Wheb you say "I don't want to do this thing" and do it anyway it has control of you.
You strike me as a man who doesn't like the idea of anything having control over you.
So why are you giving it control over you voluntarily?
I've heard a good method is just saying to oneself: "I don't drink" or "I'm not a person who drinks," and naturally over time you'll self associate and actually feel good about affirming your own internal statements.
Throw it out. Period.
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