How old were you when you decided to quit?

Just for Fun
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Just curious if your age had an impact on you making that decision…:grin::stuck_out_tongue:

I’m 30 :crazy_face:🤸

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To Actually get support and stop??
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And yes age did have a lot to do with it.
Finally.

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Thanks for sharing, can I ask what about your age exactly?

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When I was 16

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You have saved yourself a lot of misery young… Big up

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Not only that, I’ve also given myself a lot of happiness that would’ve passed me by

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You do deserve it!

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Thanks for sharing and I wish you all the best in your recovery journey :heart:

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Damn, never thought of it that way before… Thanks :slightly_smiling_face:

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I had been ignoring the inevitable for many years. I’m 52 and the deciding factor for me was my children.

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I managed my drugs and alcohol for 45 years. Just alcohol the last 20 years or so. I was a really good functioning alcoholic. My very first post on here I said Fat Drunk and Hungover is no way to go through my bronze years. Just tired of it controlling my life I guess. And I always got really bad hangovers.
:pray:t2::heart:

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This was asked in a previous thread last February. I wonder if the results have changed at all…

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Oh great, I wasn’t aware, I’ll search and check it out… Interesting facts :+1:

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Decided to stop and actually stop are different things. Once I decided to stop it took a couple years to find the willingness to stop

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34 years old. After struggling and drinking away my teens, 20s, and early thirties. Trying to make the remaining years better. :blush:

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I was 26. Im 28 now. Best thing I ever did. My epilepsy was acting up and my weight was terrible. Decided I want to live to see my kids graduate
and grandkids once mine are old enough to have them

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I’ve looked up to you for a while now and took your words to heart. I guess I don’t understand this one. I decided to stop and actually stopped. Just picking your brain

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You gotta look at the positives in life, very beneficial for your mental health

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  1. I think it had a huge affect because I had everything to lose. All I had worked for up to this point.
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Fair point. I count deciding to stop when I admitted I needed help (dec 2015). My first rehab was March 2016. Sobriety date is 11/2/17.

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