How hard was it to quit drinking for a year? It was a bitch. But on that 365th day, I decided to go for one more day. Then the next day I do the same thing and try to stay sober another day. And yet again the next day I did the same. The more times I did that, the easier it got. That was 24 years ago. I still get up evey day and keep going day by day. I've done that every day since Halloween 1993, the last time I had a drink. Actually, it wasn't such a bitch after all. I was just terrified I'd drink agsin and that helped motivate me to keep going. The fear was the bitch.