365 days without booze... join me?

365 days without booze... join me?

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Joscal

2,072 posts

199 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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I'm still off it and genuinely it's the best thing I have ever done for me. Good luck all!

Davie_GLA

6,521 posts

198 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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Well, after a short stint in hospital last week and a stern "do or die (quite literally)" i need to stick to not drinking.

I've got a stag do coming up in a couple of weeks where i'll be the only non boozer much like a previous poster so i hope it goes the way i need it to.

Strapped in and along for the ride.

CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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5 years this Christmas for me. Time flies!

ben5575

6,221 posts

220 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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On board.

There I've said it, a public declaration. I've needed three weeks of not drinking to convince myself that I might actually be able to do this. Dealing with this fear of failing has actually been far harder than the not drinking alcohol. I don't miss it.

oldbanger

4,316 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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CoolHands said:
5 years this Christmas for me. Time flies!


Congratulations smile I think it’s 5 years for me too though I’ve lost track a bit

oldbanger

4,316 posts

237 months

Monday 1st October 2018
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ben5575 said:
On board.

There I've said it, a public declaration. I've needed three weeks of not drinking to convince myself that I might actually be able to do this. Dealing with this fear of failing has actually been far harder than the not drinking alcohol. I don't miss it.
Yes I promise you will eventually not miss it (mostly)

Well done on 3 weeks - you’ve got a lot of the hard work done already

Smitters

3,995 posts

156 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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Davie_GLA said:
Well, after a short stint in hospital last week and a stern "do or die (quite literally)" i need to stick to not drinking.

I've got a stag do coming up in a couple of weeks where i'll be the only non boozer much like a previous poster so i hope it goes the way i need it to.

Strapped in and along for the ride.
It'll be tough, but if you explain up front, and before everyone is well fuelled, I think most would be OK. Without going into specifics, you can say "the doc says, for the moment I really mustn't drink anything", don't give it any wriggle room and you should head off any peer pressure later. I'm certain that when you make it through, it'll mean a lot to you as well. Managing probably the most difficult non-drinking situation will give you the confidence that you can deal with anything else. Good luck.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 10th October 2018
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I have posted to this thread over the last few years. As of today (or was it yesterday) I am 2 years with zero alcohol. Feel great, lost weight, saved money, more productive - I am just me but better!

For those who are trying at the moment - stick at it. Its worth it. It gets easier!

Good luck!

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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I know using an app is a bit knobby. hehe


K12beano

20,854 posts

274 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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Knobby apps sounds great!!!

Smitters

3,995 posts

156 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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The £ bit sounds, er, sobering.

I'm always pleased I'm more Kuwait than Belarus whenever the BBC roll out their "How much do you drink" calculator each year.

Well done to everyone hitting a milestone. A month is just like a year when you hit it IMHO - it's marking the longest time you've gone this time around, so is never any less impressive to me.

Tumbler

1,432 posts

165 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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LordGrover said:
I know using an app is a bit knobby. hehe

I like that, based on just £4 per day (half a bottle of wine)


FreeLitres

6,039 posts

176 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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Tumbler said:
I like that, based on just £4 per day (half a bottle of wine)
Must be the posh stuff then! hehe

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 11th October 2018
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Out with clients, I had to make my excuses and leave as they’re all off after the restaurant for more drinks etc. Felt like the longest night ever and listening to colleagues getting twisted wasn’t the best. Only two weeks in and getting fed up!

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Thursday 8th November 2018
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beer

grumbledoak

31,499 posts

232 months

Thursday 8th November 2018
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clap What are you going to do with the money?

Kenny Powers

2,618 posts

126 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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I’m now a little over 300 days and still finding it incredibly easy. So much so that it rarely crosses my mind until I see this thread. Still doesn’t enter my head even on a Friday or Saturday to have a drink. Had an evening in a bar/restaurant recently and just happily drank sparkling mineral water.

365 days is going to be a walk in the park, and I still very much doubt I’ll ever touch a drop ever again. Life without the lure of alcohol is refreshing and liberating smile

K12beano

20,854 posts

274 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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clap


Somewhere along the line you sort of get a mental rebalancing which tells you that of course you don’t drink - it’s only flavoured poison after all.

It’s difficult to see it like that from the other side when you’re in some sort of panic/fear place of how you would cope if you never could drink again ...!

Coming up to three months now, will hit one hundred days before Christmas.... then we’ll see.

Kenny Powers

2,618 posts

126 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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One surprise is how much you can smell other people’s drinks. Get within a few feet of a gin & tonic and it’s quite pungent. I would never have previously noticed this, and gin & tonic was once my favourite beverage laugh

The human body really is a remarkable machine.

Smitters

3,995 posts

156 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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LordGrover said:
beer
Well done chap.