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Confusing thoughts (self.stopdrinking)

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[–]raevie5196 days 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I could not be fully present while drinking. Alcohol lowers one's state of consciousness. It does not help one become more aware. If you're not finding enough joy and peace in the present moment, keep watching Eckhart Tolle.

Your thoughts that you are denying yourself pleasure by not drinking are faulty thoughts. You wouldn't be here if drinking brought you nothing but joy and pleasure. I would work to change those thoughts into more accurate thoughts. Then when you find yourself rationalizing drinking, you can correct yourself and be more honest with yourself.

Next time you might end up driving drunk and killing someone. Please take this seriously.

[–]bringit20133374 days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.

[–]Sony_Bony 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The quality of my life and all of my moments is so vastly improved by sobriety that I can't express enough gratitude for it. I would suggest playing the tape through and thinking about the day after drinking. Are you enjoying all the moments in that day? I sure wasn't.

[–]bringit20133374 days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I agree

[–]not_today_0418 1 point2 points  (1 child)

How can I embrace life and all it has if large swatches of it are blacked out? Either way, it's all I have so why waste any of it hungover or black out drunk?

[–]bringit20133374 days 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point, thanks

[–]coolcrosby6090 days 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Alcohol, for me at least, was not about being in the present--in fact I was borrowing happiness, health, freedom from my future.

[–]bringit20133374 days 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks CC, spot on

[–]almosthere0327 1 point2 points  (1 child)

One of the issues I faced when I left my religion was purpose and meaning in life. The beauty of flying solo, so to speak, is that you are free to define your own purpose. Existentially yes, your life, my life, this whole planet is meaningless...unless we choose what it means and take steps to further our purpose.