365 days without booze... join me?
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Captain Smerc said:
No , it's a big victory , you did it ! It's just about breaking the habit which has become the norm . Soon , not having alcohol will be your new norm . One day at time , your winning 
Thank you! This thread is such a good thing. Too often I have used alcohol to make myself happy, ignorant to the fact that it is quite ofen at the root cause of what's making me unhappy!Edited by Captain Smerc on Thursday 19th October 13:31
Off to the pub for a meal with an old friend tonight. Feeling strong about ordering a n/a drink and enjoying myself!
grumbledoak said:
Evo Joe said:
This month I have completed 5 years with no booze.
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The one thing I struggle with is that people assume that I must have been an alcoholic or I am a religious freak. No one seems to accept that I have no desire to drink and don't feel I am missing out. How do others deal with this?
Congratulations! ...
The one thing I struggle with is that people assume that I must have been an alcoholic or I am a religious freak. No one seems to accept that I have no desire to drink and don't feel I am missing out. How do others deal with this?
I'm in the same boat. I just don't bother with the post work drinks at all these days. Just the Christmas meal type stuff. People probably assume I'm antisocial or I don't like them personally or something. But, like, "whatever".
I tell people it doesn’t agree with me. It’s true anyway as booze gave me palpitations, all sorts.
If I get any flack from pub randoms, I just look them in the eye and tell them I am alcoholic. That tends to do the trick.
My father in law is an AA mentor and loves to talk about his own alcoholism where ever we go, the more inappropriate the location, the louder he’ll be. I don’t bat an eyelid about it any more.
Besides which, I think it is fair to say that I was probably heading down that route before I gave up.
Well second day and feeling alright! No noticable improvment in health or mood. Maybe a little more awake in the mornings.
Went to the pub and ate last night. Sipped my Becks Blue whilst my friend has a cold San Miguel (feel more jealous now as i type this!).
But another victory.
Good luck to everyone else over the weekend!
Went to the pub and ate last night. Sipped my Becks Blue whilst my friend has a cold San Miguel (feel more jealous now as i type this!).
But another victory.
Good luck to everyone else over the weekend!
Jamie VTS said:
Well second day and feeling alright! No noticable improvment in health or mood. Maybe a little more awake in the mornings.
Went to the pub and ate last night. Sipped my Becks Blue whilst my friend has a cold San Miguel (feel more jealous now as i type this!).
But another victory.
Good luck to everyone else over the weekend!
Well done - keep it up Went to the pub and ate last night. Sipped my Becks Blue whilst my friend has a cold San Miguel (feel more jealous now as i type this!).
But another victory.
Good luck to everyone else over the weekend!
Got home last night, and even though I was travelling, I had the motivation to do some weightlifting which I would never normally have done.
Woke up this morning, quite tired at first, now I feel high as a kite
Could be the Friday feeling but I can't remember when I last felt this way.... as I said earlier though, my mates birthday night tonight so I'll be drinking but am going to make a concerted effort to drink less when I'm out. No, 2-4-1 offers, bottles instead of pints, singles instead of doubles, water or soft drink instead of an alcoholic drink now and again. Every little helps, right?
I really could get used to this not being hungover malarky
Woke up this morning, quite tired at first, now I feel high as a kite
Could be the Friday feeling but I can't remember when I last felt this way.... as I said earlier though, my mates birthday night tonight so I'll be drinking but am going to make a concerted effort to drink less when I'm out. No, 2-4-1 offers, bottles instead of pints, singles instead of doubles, water or soft drink instead of an alcoholic drink now and again. Every little helps, right?I really could get used to this not being hungover malarky
TameRacingDriver said:
Got home last night, and even though I was travelling, I had the motivation to do some weightlifting which I would never normally have done.
Woke up this morning, quite tired at first, now I feel high as a kite Could be the Friday feeling but I can't remember when I last felt this way.... as I said earlier though, my mates birthday night tonight so I'll be drinking but am going to make a concerted effort to drink less when I'm out. No, 2-4-1 offers, bottles instead of pints, singles instead of doubles, water or soft drink instead of an alcoholic drink now and again. Every little helps, right?
I really could get used to this not being hungover malarky
Great job! Woke up this morning, quite tired at first, now I feel high as a kite
Could be the Friday feeling but I can't remember when I last felt this way.... as I said earlier though, my mates birthday night tonight so I'll be drinking but am going to make a concerted effort to drink less when I'm out. No, 2-4-1 offers, bottles instead of pints, singles instead of doubles, water or soft drink instead of an alcoholic drink now and again. Every little helps, right?I really could get used to this not being hungover malarky
Steve Evil said:
Fair enough, I'll stop being a miserable old git.
Don't do that - then I might have to stop too!Lots of end-of-week positives going on. I've always said that whatever happens, no-one can take the days off away, so even if you go six without and then one with a drink or two, that's often substantially better than the "before" picture. One week at a time and the days soon clock up. I just totted up - 2070 days. That's quite a lot!
Edited by Smitters on Friday 20th October 11:47
Jamie VTS said:
Alcohol has been the cause of the break up of two relationships this year. It always starts with small arguments and then I think f
k it I'll have a beer and the end up losing control of my temper (never violent just nasty arguments) and being quite horrible! (I'm usually a happy go lucky kinda guy).
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This is/was me to a T. I can be one of those nasty drunks, for no reason, something inside me just clicks and I am in nasty mode. My wife calls me Jeckyl and Hyde.k it I'll have a beer and the end up losing control of my temper (never violent just nasty arguments) and being quite horrible! (I'm usually a happy go lucky kinda guy). .
I can be so happy, so carefree, so much fun, life of the party, then someone will say something, just a wrong word or criticism, or I wil even just think of something bad, and a black cloud takes over.
That was why I gave up booze for 16 years once, because I actually WANTED to, not because I needed to. Until you WANT to stop drinking, there is not much hope.
Alas, I started again, and the Jekyl and Hyde came back, after a year or two of being a normal drunk.
Jamie VTS said:
Well I’m ashamed to admit I’ve fallen of the wagon. I sit here after drinking 5 double jack Daniels feeling throughly ashamed of myself.
I’ve re broken up with the now ex ex. And feel fking st to be honest!
Bummer dude, breaking up is always awful. Don’t think of it as a failure. Just get back on it. I’ve re broken up with the now ex ex. And feel f
king st to be honest!The wagon, not the ex.
On the cusp of divorce, paying to run two households, retired, meagre pension......never did the booze aisle in Tesco look more inviting. 
I stood and stared at rows of beer bottles this morning, remembering the heady buzz, the good times.....the laughing and joking........ how easy it would be to open one, take an ice cold sip, let the sharp tang of alcohol slip down my neck......feel that warm glow start to develop.....back where I belong.....
Hardly a week to go until my 365 days is up, but I will make it.
I stood and stared at rows of beer bottles this morning, remembering the heady buzz, the good times.....the laughing and joking........ how easy it would be to open one, take an ice cold sip, let the sharp tang of alcohol slip down my neck......feel that warm glow start to develop.....back where I belong.....
Hardly a week to go until my 365 days is up, but I will make it.
King Herald said:
On the cusp of divorce, paying to run two households, retired, meagre pension......never did the booze aisle in Tesco look more inviting.
I stood and stared at rows of beer bottles this morning, remembering the heady buzz, the good times.....the laughing and joking........ how easy it would be to open one, take an ice cold sip, let the sharp tang of alcohol slip down my neck......feel that warm glow start to develop.....back where I belong.....
Hardly a week to go until my 365 days is up, but I will make it.
Respect. Well done. Keep going that man. I stood and stared at rows of beer bottles this morning, remembering the heady buzz, the good times.....the laughing and joking........ how easy it would be to open one, take an ice cold sip, let the sharp tang of alcohol slip down my neck......feel that warm glow start to develop.....back where I belong.....
Hardly a week to go until my 365 days is up, but I will make it.
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