I joined a forum for this nearly 4 years ago....after 3 days I pussed out, gave up and was afraid to try again because I just wasn't sure if I could "commit." Copenhagen has been controlling my life for the past 21 years, and this morning on the way to work I finally came to the realization that as long as I kept giving myself an out, or a choice, it was going to control me until it killed me. I have 3 young kids who ask me "why" all the time, and I get annoyed with them because I can't give them a good reason. Fact is I just don't want to accept the discipline it's going to require to get it done. So this morning, instead of having the self talk "finish this can then don't buy anymore" I spit it out, pulled up to a stop sign, held the almost full $5 can out the window, and I dumped it.
Just a disclosure, and from reading other posts I'm not alone with this.....I'm a Christian and a family man, and my job requires professionalism, but with the frustration from everyday life and my feelings on the demon that controls me, this forum will be my sounding board to unload the 4 letter words that express exactly how I feel at any given time...so at 6:30 this morning, I made the decision to say a final "fuck you" to the shit that has controlled my life for all these years, and i'm no longer going to give myself the option to give in. But like the rest of you, I need to give and receive support from people who have been there and who are there with me...no one else can fully understand.