So yeah, after drinking myself to sleep most nights and drinking during work, I woke up Saturday morning throwing up and decided then and there I wouldn't drink anymore. And soon after my body started to attack me, sending tremors and anxiety like I hadn't felt from withdrawal before. It got so bad that I nearly checked in to a hospital for fear of accidentally hurting myself. But around midday, as the tremors became gradually less, I ended up having a crying breakdown in my car for a good 5 minutes. It simultaneously felt kind of cathartic, but also was a point where my desire for a drink was at its strongest.
I spent time with a friend who knew what I was going through tonight and it was nice. Really nice. And when I got home, I dumped my last whiskey bottle I had in my desk drawer
ETA: and in case any of you are curious as to what inspired me to just stop cold turkey all of a sudden, I'll just say it's complicated but that depression and loneliness played a big part. If you've never listened to the song Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, please do so. That'll give you an idea on the road I've been on
Posting that you're sober when you're still drunk from the night before lol good luck Redditor see you in a couple of days
The comments are the usual "so proud of you fellow Redditor" and "noo you can't just stop drinking you might die 
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He's also spamming completely random hobby subreddits about his "sobriety" and farming upmarseys like a vacuum cleaner.
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When I stopped smoking I stopped for 6 months before I told anyone anything. I kept cigarettes in the house in case I decided 'frick it' because I knew the temptation to smoke was less fricky than the thought of needing to smoke at 3am and not having any. I never officially quit, I just decided I wasn't going to smoke this morning/afternoon/evening- I always said I'd have one if I wanted one but never did.
Honestly a massive help was that, if you haven't smoked for a while, the moment you smoke you need a big shit and I had bad hemorrhoids which made my butt bleed when I wiped.
Anyway- never quit anything. Just say "not now, maybe later".
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It's a good strategy. I don't remember when my last drink was, I just realised one day that I hadn't had a drink in a while and decided to completely stop.
Alternately saying you're never going to drink again while you're hungover is probably the worst strategy.
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Same goes for abusive relationships...
S*x still great tho.
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