Alcohol, hints, tips, advice etc.

[blue44]

Its 2.33 am here .
We just spent an evenjng outside
my father in laws house in the steaming 32 degrees ,all her family there eating and drinking,they were all a bit shocked i wasnt drinking, but i didnt.They have all only ever seen me drinking over the last 18 years.Some of them knew i had stopped but probably didnt believe it till they saw me. 31 days now ( tuesday here )

 

[N1985]

Its 2.33 am here .
We just spent an evenjng outside
my father in laws house in the steaming 32 degrees ,all her family there eating and drinking,they were all a bit shocked i wasnt drinking, but i didnt.They have all only ever seen me drinking over the last 18 years.Some of them knew i had stopped but probably didnt believe it till they saw me. 31 days now ( tuesday here )

Fucking brilliant work! Enjoy waking up fresh as fuck and ready to kill the day.

 

[bluegirl74]

Week 4 up and running and I'm still finding keeping hydrated and also a cooler room at night to be really helpful.

The additional 'time on my hands' as mentioned previously is still an issue but nothing overly difficult. Another little milestone reached and as always good luck to everyone else.

Fantastic!

 

[bluegirl74]

Its 2.33 am here .
We just spent an evenjng outside
my father in laws house in the steaming 32 degrees ,all her family there eating and drinking,they were all a bit shocked i wasnt drinking, but i didnt.They have all only ever seen me drinking over the last 18 years.Some of them knew i had stopped but probably didnt believe it till they saw me. 31 days now ( tuesday here )

Amazing achievement. How do you feel about it?

 

[blue44]

Amazing achievement. How do you feel about it?

Surprised,a bit empty,happy, a lot of things all rolled into one.
But i admit,I just miss doing it so bloody much,the whole getting pissed process,but its not as bad as i thought it would be, you can have fun,and enjoy yourself without drinking yourself into
oblivion.There is life after drink.
Good luck everyone.

 

[bluegirl74]

Surprised,a bit empty,happy, a lot of things all rolled into one.
But i admit,I just miss doing it so bloody much,the whole getting pissed process,but its not as bad as i thought it would be, you can have fun,and enjoy yourself without drinking yourself into
oblivion.There is life after drink.
Good luck everyone.

It's entirely normal to miss something that's become an ingrained habit. Especially a habit we generally associate with relaxing or celebrating or good times. But you also now know that you can relax, celebrate and have good times without drinking too.
Enjoy that clear head tomorrow !

 

[John Wayne]

Surprised,a bit empty,happy, a lot of things all rolled into one.
But i admit,I just miss doing it so bloody much,the whole getting pissed process,but its not as bad as i thought it would be, you can have fun,and enjoy yourself without drinking yourself into
oblivion.There is life after drink.
Good luck everyone.

There is a peak with drinking that lasts for a short time. For me it's around the 3 or 4 pint mark when you feel relaxed and your positive juices are flowing. Once you're past that peak, it's trouble. Can't stay hydrated, can't stay focused, can't sleep, etc. Way past that peak is when the hangover kicks in and you feel rotten and depressed for a good while afterwards. I reckon that if you accept that going after the peak window isn't worthwhile, the rest becomes a lot easier. It's delayed gratification - seeing everyone drinking and wishing you were in on it, but waking up the next morning feeling really good and thinking how bad you would be feeling had you had a drink.

Keep it up mate, I've followed your story this last month and it's great to see how well you've done.

 

[Scottyboi]

Went to a boxing event on Saturday stood up from 4 till fucking 10. Had 4 pints and a JD, really dragged out my drinks and in the end stopped and called it a night. Didn't enjoy the environment and I have no real desire to do it anymore. So the only good thing to come out of it was that I know I don't like drinking anymore and prefer training and eating well.

 

[blue44]

On a lighter note

 

[Blue Streak]

Don't mind admitting I'm really struggling this afternoon for the first time in weeks. Lovely weather + at home bored etc. This is the end of week 4 and after the first week struggles things seemed okay but something has 'clicked' in my head today and the temptation to walk to Aldi and grab a few bottles of cider and grab some ice and chill with tunes is becoming overwhelming.

This really is a bastard of an illness and those voices can literally pipe up at any time.