anyone also give up alcohol ??

I heard from everyone who have stopped drinking whether it was through AA or whatever how once you stop drinking you more than likely will losing your friends who YOU drank with. or atleast the relationships with them will never be what it once was.for me my "friends" who I drank with like I mentioned earlier were drinking buddies nothing more. we had no relationship outside of the bar.
this isn't the first time i tried quitting drinking but in the past i would go to events where I could possibly meet people and socialize. I went to 12 step groups, classes on spirituality in the city, etc.
I hear you on the unworthy part. alcohol is so socially acceptable that it's almost weird if you don't drink. I like your username by the way!

QUOTE="FappingHasRuinedMyLife, post: 885040, member: 124294"]I quit drinking in January 2015 and I noticed friends just walking away from me really as if I was somehow a lesser person because I no longer imbibed alcohol. It's a strange phenomena because when I was drinking I remained largely the same person as I am when sober so am not sure why I was deemed unworthy of knowing when I stopped. I tend to avoid so called 'wet places' now because there is a weakness within in me for alcohol and getting blotto and that automatically limits my social life considerably.[/QUOTE]

 

whats the presence process ?

QUOTE="InfinitePossibilities, post: 885308, member: 124982"]I quit alcohol 11 months ago.

How:
It was an unexpected side-effect after i finished my first round of "The Presence Process".

For me it's great. To live strong, conscious, as a grown up man, alcohol is not needed.[/QUOTE]

 

I agree for me to trying to quit alcohol has been harder. it's like as soon as you step outside your triggered to drink. it can be very frustrating. 2013,20142015, I literally drank everyday I was full blown alcoholic. and 2016 I would drink once a week maybe twice but I knew I'm always an alcoholic. I would drunk text or message girls things that could get me into serious trouble. I would fall down outside,lose my phone, my wallet, spend everything I have. 2017 has been better but..... when I do drink I still create alot of chaoes in my life. I don't want it to be apart of my life anymore. I hear you on the friends, you might have to make a decision do I want to keep my friends and continue to drink and live the life I'm currently and have been living ? or do I want to change and remove the friends from my life and create the sober amazing life i always wanted?
it might be be time for you to try to make new friends that have the same vision as you or people who want to make you a better person. I'm trying to do this right now

 

sometimes your in the company of others and you still feel alone

 

I met a friend of a friend once and this guy was allergic to alcohol. I never met a person who was before in my life ! I thought he was lucky but he would do weed,coke,Molly's etc to still get a buzz when he was out with his friends so he didn't feel left out. I'm sorry to hear about your medical condition but glad you never got into alcohol

 

I think for dico and myself we are alcoholics alchol affects ourlives in a negative way so it's very difficult to drink just one or two beers because once you start you almost can't stop. In AA they say you stay sober by not picking up the first drink. If you pick up the first drink it's never just one drink your going to have. I think I'f people can drink a few beers here and there and it doesn't affect your life in a negative way go for it


QUOTE="yukon, post: 885512, member: 32093"]i am not talking about getting drunk. nothing wrong with I or two beers a day.[/QUOTE]

 

alcohol comes with one rule. drink responsibly. I can't even do that. I would suggest man try not to quit on therapy this time around. you don't want alcohol to take a few more years off of you before you decide again that you should stop. I listen to this at night when I'm sleeping to help reprogram my subconscious mind. my plan is to listen to it all of June. it's one my tools to stay sober.
https://www.realsubliminal.com/product/alcoholism-addiction-treatment

like I looked at the calender and half the yesr is over !!! I did nothing special this year so far. all I did was drink or fap and hate myself. I don't want to waste the rest of this year. I hope by Christmas I will have atleast said i actually did something with the 2nd half of the year