What has helped keep you on the road to sobriety?

ENS Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:26:21 -0400

The road to sobriety is an endless one. It is a choice we must make everyday. For some, that road is more challenging than it is for others. One thing if for certain, temptation will always be there. What has helped keep you committed to the path towards sobriety?

Response by SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ] made Oct 9 at 2017 4:40 PM

SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ] — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:40:20 -0400

It was a habit that was not part of my up bring and it cost money that was best spent on other things sign 40 yards

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Oct 9 at 2017 4:47 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:47:35 -0400

The one that has kept me on the straight and narrow is my grandson

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2017 4:49 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:49:40 -0400

AA - hands down - the best organization ever.

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Oct 9 at 2017 5:50 PM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:50:38 -0400

The same thing that keeps me from smoking... i quit, i’m done

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Oct 9 at 2017 7:43 PM

Maj Marty Hogan — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:43:08 -0400

ENS Private RallyPoint Member I don't think I was ever an alcoholic. I liked to party and have a few to many, but I come from a very dependent family. Saw what it did to others and I always reigned it in.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Oct 9 at 2017 8:30 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:30:13 -0400

That I know one drink is too many and a hundred is not enough,I am an alcoholic and live it one day at a time,and the only one I repeat the only one you can give it up for is yourself because at the end of the the day you are the alcoholic, I find great solace in a higher power,buts that's a personal thing other people find their own way, hope this helps someone out there.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2017 9:59 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:59:11 -0400

Keep in mind that I do not consider myself an alcoholic but I did recently start noticing a "need" to have a couple of drinks on stressful days. Then, the stressful days started being more often whether they actually were or not. So by the grace of God I made a preemptive strike and cut myself off. Not forever necessarily but for now. You asked what helps. I have a wife and two young boys and I take my job as a husband and father very seriously. Becoming dependent on alcohol impairs my ability to do both and I owe it to them to be the best I can be. I only have one chance to teach my boys how to be good husbands and good men. There's too much on the line to screw it up.

Response by SSG Donald Mceuen made Oct 12 at 2017 10:31 PM

SSG Donald Mceuen — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:31:41 -0400

find a hobby I carve crosses out of logs for vets