Hello everyone,
I am an alcoholic who can’t stop drinking.
I don’t have the option of attending support classes or a councillor at the moment.
Can someone please help me try and kick this thing myself?
I drink quite heavily and the longest I have gone is two days with out a glass of wine.
It’s a vicious cycle I want to get rid of.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Welcome to the community Arw.
This is a wonderful space to connect with others who are sober and working on their recoveries. A few threads that will help you get started. For me pure will got me started and then I was fortunate enough to find this space… this community has been my cornerstone and helped me gain my sober days. I am fortunate enough to celebrate 1000 days today - it is possible and can be done. You just have to commit.
Few tips to help you:
The check in thread is a great space to connect with others here and I find it super helpful in my recovery - Checking in daily to maintain focus #79
Good luck - I do hope to see you around 
Thank you so much @JazzyS - this means a lot 
Welcome, @Arw . This is a wonderful, supportive space where we are all over the world, so reach out any time of day or night; someone is always here.
I second everything Jazzy wrote, and also, focus only on being sober TODAY. Tomorrow probably too, but put your energy on going to sleep sober TODAY. There’s a reason we all say “One Day At A Time”. Today is what you’ve got, so make it a sober day. One day at a time adds up, every 24 hours!
Hey. Its tough at the beginning and no doubt just takes some grit.
You’ve got some good tips so far. If podcasts are your thing theres some sober ones around, I found these helpful to listen to early on when I was driving around and having thoughts of stopping in to pick something up.
Checking in here everyday. Multiple times a day. Reading hours of threads on here whenever you’re struggling.
Everyone here has been in the same spot you are now. Cravings pass, sometimes you just have to ride it out, one day at a time.
Good luck. Keep engaged in the group especially early on
Welcome!
Jazzy has all the basics there.
I would add to make sure you do some recovery work every day, ideally in the morning so you can set your intention for the day. Recovery work could be a meeting, a podcast, reading some pages from a book, just emmerse yourself in the recovery world. You can share on here things that you relate to. We are all here to support. 
Hi dear friend,
This is my third time getting sober. Twice I made it to two years, then relapsed. I was off for six years and now again I have 20 days. I’m also in a situation where I can’t visit support groups, and this is why I am engaging with this community. Checking in multiple times a day and sharing your experiences and struggles gives you a sort of responsibility toward the people who are helping you stay checked in with your sober plan, and I find this extremely helpful. Plus, a real willingness to stay clean. It’s difficult but not impossible. We all hope to see you here every day. Stay strong, stay motivated.
Hello and welcome here,
It can be done without of AA ore counseling. I did it only with the help of this app. But we are all different in person as well in how much we use to drink. In some cases it’s even dangerous to quit without medical help, but that’s only if you are drinking very very much daily.
Tomorrow I celebrate my 7 years sober milestone. How I did it I described years ago when I was 2 years sober. I will share it here, maybe you see something you can use. My most important advice would be is to put as much drive and energy (as well as time) in your recovery as you did before in the drinking 
I hope to see you around here much, it helps to be here often! And remember: we are here 24/7 so come here if you need help!!
All the best, Claudia 
Hi - I’m brand new here, and hope that this is a place where we can share experiences, encouragement, and advice about recovery from alcohol addiction. Today, I’m 19 days sober, which is the longest stretch I’ve managed in my FIFTY YEARS of heavy, daily drinking! One day (8/30/25) I was laying in bed in the morning, fully intent on making my normal run to the liquor store to replenish my supplies, when a thought occurred to me: “Shouldn’t 50 years - HALF A F’N CENTURY - be enough?” One would think so, but I never thought about it until that morning. That’s when it occurred to me that in the prior four days, I had averaged a full fifth of 100 proof Mr. Boston vodka per day, plus assorted beers (my favorite was Steel Reserve), wines, liquers, etc! That was a good clip, even for me, but for many decades I’d been downing it at nearly that rate every day. No wonder I felt awful (and had been feeling awful for years… only now am I beginning to realize just how awful I was really feeling). So, without any preplanning or real forethought, I just quit. Well, not “just quit.” The first few days were horrible, in large part because in recent years I never thought twice - it never crossed mind - that I shouldn’t have as much as I want to drink, whenever I wanted to drink it. I was literally drinking 24/7, including waking up in the middle of night, and slugging down enough to knock me out for the rest of the night. Fortunately, I didn’t experience any significant withdraw problems (which is a miracle), other than “carvings” —- and, heck, I’ve ALWAYS had cravings, otherwise why would I drink for half a century? The only difference now is that I don’t give in to the cravings. Anyhow, here I am, still so early in this journey, but finally feeling good (or at least better) about myself, and at this point I felt like I could use some company from people who are traveling the same path. Thanks for having me, and I look forward to learning and sharing with others here.
Welcome. I joined a little over a week ago myself. Today is 10 days without a drink. I’ve noticed a couple things thus far. First, as long as I’m keeping busy outside of work, most days have been easier than I’d expected, but second, for some reason Wednesdays are my witching hour. No real craving / desire other days, but I wanted a beer (one’s too many and ten’s not enough for me) last Wednesday and *really* wanted one today. But I’m past that today and can wake up tomorrow clear with ten days under my (oversized-thanks-to-beer) belt.
Keep checking in here. It’s been helpful so far for me though I’m not terribly active - but I’m scrolling and scanning for tips, guidance, and just for a break to reaffirm we’re all in this together regardless of how different our circumstances are. I know it’ll get easier(ish), but for now it’s one day at a time. Just get to bed sober - that’s one thing I’ve picked up here since joining. Dunno what tomorrow brings, but I know I can manage today. That’s good enough for now.
Check out the “What’s your plan” bit - lots of great info and experience there to draw from. My only plan when I joined was to sober up and not get divorced (married 15 years next month). My addiction didn’t allow me to put right ahead of wrong and I’ve made some bad choices these last few years. Have to patch that up but can’t do it half in the bag every night. Ten days in, I’m on the road - but I know it’ll take months if not years to balance that ledger.
Best of luck, chin up, keep checking in, and don’t hesitate to reach out. Lean on every resource you can to just get better and stay better.
Jeff, you are a myth. It’s incredible to hear your story, and I can truly understand the feeling. I also have just 21 days, and although my experience is different, at its core it is very similar: addiction and alcoholism.
Twenty-one days ago, after a three-day bender, instead of killing my hangover with another morning drink, I said to myself, “Enough is enough.” I’m also about to turn 50, and I feel I’ve had enough of this experience. I don’t blame myself for having lived this way, life is life, and none of us fully understands why we behave as we do. But I believe there’s a divine plan behind it all.
Haven’t I been this version of myself long enough? Now I’m ready to grow past it and embrace a new version, one wrapped in mystery and excitement. Personally, I feel I am.
You are in the best place, and it seems you also have the right attitude toward this next phase of life. Well done, and please keep sharing your wisdom with us.
Luca
Welcome to the community and well done on your sobriety time!
Great to see you doing so well and not having any withdrawal symptoms. This is a wonderful supportive community and we are happy that you have found us. This is a journey that deals with much more than just quitting our addictions. We have to learn new behaviors and live life on lifes terms. You are among friends. take it one day at a time