Alcohol, hints, tips, advice etc.

bluegirl74 said:
Great, inspiring post and well done to you, but I will take issue with one aspect of.

For some people (me included) moderation just isn't a possibility. I'm all or nothing. I was exceptionally good at drinking when I used to do it, and now it turns out that I'm pretty good at not drinking.

But I was never (and suspect I won't ever) be very good at having one or two now and then.

The constant decision making and bargaining and justification from trying to moderate intake is simply more difficult that just saying no to the first drink could ever be.
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I might as well of written that ,snap :+)
 
Zubrman said:
A year and a half for me today. It gets easier and easier and I really feel good. Not showing off, just trying to put out more positives for those struggling. Keep strong, it's worth it.
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Remember speaking to you at the start of your journey,you have done well ,told you at the start YOU had to want it you obviously did ,
Genuine question did you find it easy or not ?
 
mrtwiceaseason said:
Remember speaking to you at the start of your journey,you have done well ,told you at the start YOU had to want it you obviously did ,
Genuine question did you find it easy or not ?
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Hi mate. Yes I do remember bending your ear a lot during the first few months. I needed a lot of help and guidance to convince me that it would be worth it. I had reached the point where I really wanted to stop but was blind to seeing the long term benefits. I had forty-five years of very bad habit to stop but I was lucky I wasn't affected with the D.T.s or similar. My problems were more in my head.

Some people who stop, liken the 'loss' of the booze to the death of a friend whom you then lament, grieve over. I found a better analogy; that it was more like a messy divorce with your very recent ex being seen around everywhere, having a great time with other guys. I was seeing booze everywhere but it was no longer mine to have. I could go for a little fling with the ex but it would lead to more trouble.

So I was not grieving a lost friend, more trying to avoid bumping into a very live temptress.

She's still around; I see her every day, but I don't want anything to do with her any more, as I've seen her ruinous effects on others and remember how much she has cost me.
 
Zubrman said:
Hi mate. Yes I do remember bending your ear a lot during the first few months. I needed a lot of help and guidance to convince me that it would be worth it. I had reached the point where I really wanted to stop but was blind to seeing the long term benefits. I had forty-five years of very bad habit to stop but I was lucky I wasn't affected with the D.T.s or similar. My problems were more in my head.

Some people who stop, liken the 'loss' of the booze to the death of a friend whom you then lament, grieve over. I found a better analogy; that it was more like a messy divorce with your very recent ex being seen around everywhere, having a great time with other guys. I was seeing booze everywhere but it was no longer mine to have. I could go for a little fling with the ex but it would lead to more trouble.

So I was not grieving a lost friend, more trying to avoid bumping into a very live temptress.

She's still around; I see her every day, but I don't want anything to do with her any more, as I've seen her ruinous effects on others and remember how much she has cost me.
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You have done well mate ,keep it going ,:+)
 
Exactly three weeks for me today,21 days.
Been on my two days off friday and today,back in tomorrow at 6 am.
Iv just sat around the house all day,reading,internet,some music,a little exercise.
I'v noticed I'm feeling a bit calmer than normal,not as morose the night before having
to go back into work after my days off,thats a plus !
Five more days of work before a month long holiday next saturday,the first in seven years for us.
 
blue44 said:
Exactly three weeks for me today,21 days.
Been on my two days off friday and today,back in tomorrow at 6 am.
Iv just sat around the house all day,reading,internet,some music,a little exercise.
I'v noticed I'm feeling a bit calmer than normal,not as morose the night before having
to go back into work after my days off,thats a plus !
Five more days of work before a month long holiday next saturday,the first in seven years for us.
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Well done mate, really pleased to read how much better it is making you feel.
 
Okay now moved into my third week. Towards the back end of last week I found myself at times feeling extremely fatigued despite having plenty of sleep but investigations seem to show this can happen either early on or a little later as the body continues it's readjustment periods.

I've found keeping hydrated to be extremely important though - much more than before surprisingly.

The main bonus so far despite the obvious health benefits is my sleep. It's surprising now how quickly I seem to be able to relax and fall asleep. Even if I wake during the night sleep is resumed pretty quickly - I hope I haven't jinxed that now. The vivid dreams of the first week or so are pretty much redundant now as things seem to have calmed down and my clarity of thinking is far superior to anything I've had for a significant duration of time.

Still one step at a time.

As always good luck to those others also trying to change.
 
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