It really is down to power of the mind and determination. If you really want to quit you will find a way to do so. Which will be more painful; a few days or weeks of withdrawal whilst you quit or liver failure if you continue to drink?
Alcohol has never really appealed to me but I have endured psychological addiction to MDMA. During my addiction I was consuming it everyday, and a lot of it, for 6 months. I convinced myself I had everything under control because I was able to fund my addiction legitimately and hold down my job. Realistically though I was destroying myself both physically and mentally. I didn’t listen to my family and the friends that cared telling me I was taking it too far. I discovered this myself after realising I’d blown nearly 5k on mdma alone during that time, I was also smoking a lot of weed and drinking a fair bit too. I basically pissed away my savings during that stupid period of my life and now I’m struggling to get by.
Thankfully I met a wonderful woman who stuck by me and helped break the cycle, she was the motivation I needed because I was never going to do it for myself. That was 4 years ago and I’m still happily with the same woman, although my mental health never made a full recovery, and I seriously doubt if it ever will.
Have you got anyone in your life that means a lot to you? Sometimes you have to think of those around you rather than yourself to see the true extent of the damage you are causing.
Also it doesn’t necessarily mean you can never drink again. After breaking my addiction I am now able to use MDMA responsibly and recreationally again.
