365 days without booze... join me?
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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.
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.
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)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.
Well done on 3 weeks - you’ve got a lot of the hard work done already
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.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.
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!
For those who are trying at the moment - stick at it. Its worth it. It gets easier!
Good luck!
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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