Staying on the wagon
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I don't consider myself to have a dependency on alcohol but I have at least a bad relationship with it and you probably could say I have a drinking problem.
I have always been a monster drinker, when I was young and used to go out I would drink 10-15 pints, then move on to spirits. Now I am older and stay in because we have kids and I make my way through plenty of wine, often 2 bottles a night at the weekends and sometimes week nights too. Plus I drink spirits and beer on top.
It is having a negative impact on my life. Nothing serious but there are times when I don't perform as well at work as I should. It makes me a grumpy bugger to be around. The worse impact is on my health, I am quite overweight and my BP is high which the booze is the biggest culprit. I have started exercising to deal with this.
I have tried recently giving up for set periods, 6 weeks at a time. The idea is to get to a point where I can not drink regularly and when I do be a bit more sensible. Each time, I have given in and had a drink before the time was up, the best I managed was 4 weeks, the worse was 4 days before falling off the wagon. I don't want to end up at a point where I have to completely give up.
Anyone got any tips on how to stay on the wagon?
I have always been a monster drinker, when I was young and used to go out I would drink 10-15 pints, then move on to spirits. Now I am older and stay in because we have kids and I make my way through plenty of wine, often 2 bottles a night at the weekends and sometimes week nights too. Plus I drink spirits and beer on top.
It is having a negative impact on my life. Nothing serious but there are times when I don't perform as well at work as I should. It makes me a grumpy bugger to be around. The worse impact is on my health, I am quite overweight and my BP is high which the booze is the biggest culprit. I have started exercising to deal with this.
I have tried recently giving up for set periods, 6 weeks at a time. The idea is to get to a point where I can not drink regularly and when I do be a bit more sensible. Each time, I have given in and had a drink before the time was up, the best I managed was 4 weeks, the worse was 4 days before falling off the wagon. I don't want to end up at a point where I have to completely give up.
Anyone got any tips on how to stay on the wagon?
Thanks for the tips chaps. Certainly during periods when I have stopped I have not experienced any withdrawal symptoms.
I'll make an appointment with the Drs. Some of them at my surgery are a bit rubbish but there is one chap who is nice and I would feel comfortable talking to him. I have been honest here with the amount I drink and I will be honest with him.
I'll make an appointment with the Drs. Some of them at my surgery are a bit rubbish but there is one chap who is nice and I would feel comfortable talking to him. I have been honest here with the amount I drink and I will be honest with him.
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