Quitting alcohol is probably one of the toughest journeys you will ever be on. But the biggest step you will make is the first one: Day 1 – make the decision to stop drinking.

Alcohol is an addictive substances that will kill you slowly. May not be today. May not be tomorrow. But bit by bit, it will start taking things from you – small at first – but little by little it grows. And soon – it starts taking you.

There is no way around it. The best thing you can do if you struggle with alcohol is to stop. There is no benefit arising from having a drink.

And you hitting this site – shows you have hit the first step: Making the decision to quit and/or cut back.

Quitting isn’t overnight. I mean think how long you have been developing the habit of drinking – you think you are just going to say adios and be done? I believe it can happen – but for most, it is going to take a long journey to overcome the obstacles that are constantly in the way of life.

But the decision has to be made. You are not going to quit if you don’t think alcohol isn’t affecting your life. You are not going to quit if you think that alcohol in moderation is good for your heart. You are not going to quit if you think that life is better with the bottle.

There just isn’t a way through that path.

It isn’t until you start getting curious about what this poison is doing to your body, looking at options, questioning your habits, and taking a closer look at your alcohol intake and triggers.

There is more than 1 way to try to stop.

Some try to go cold turkey. Some go to rehab. Some use willpower. Some use a higher power. Some use classes. Some use doctors. Some use books. Some use courses.

I am not going to sit here and tell you the one way that will cure you. Sadly – you are the only one who can go on this journey to find it.

But what I can tell you is it is possible. And you – by reading this post – have already taken that first step of realizing that something has to change.

Welcome to day 1.