Alcohol - free
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- moniker0
Smoke weed?
- just not the sameloool
- no, its betterautoflavour
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- Al_dizzle0
I went alcohol free in January... that shit was tough.
Good luck to you.
- monospaced0
Start going to meetings.
- eoin0
I stopped drinking alcohol and smoking nicotine today. I hope to remain free of nicotine forever, and free of alcohol for forty days and forty nights, Jeebus style, not that I'm religious or anything, but it is the first day of lent, and forty days and forty nights has a nice old-skool, biblical ring to it. After that who knows, but I definitely want to push stinky cigarettes out of the equation permanently.
- 40 days = a classic number of days to establish new habits.mikotondria3
- i thought it was 21cbass99
- mikotondria30
Just stop doing it, your interest in it will pass.
The bad thing about the body and mind system is that it's a slave to habits.
The good thing about the body and mind system is that it's a slave to habits - creating new habits is hard and awkward, and feels uninstinctive.
It gets harder before it gets easier - any habit change, smoking, eating junk, drinking booze - just when it feels like it's not getting any easier is when the real changes are happening. As soon as it starts to feel slightly easier doing the new thing (not smoking or drinking in situations where you formally would have), then you're 90% of the way there. Eventually that part of your mind that was prompting you to seem mesolimbic reward by drinking booze gets used to not being listened to and shuts up.
It'll be hard, then harder, then still as hard, then slightly easier, then you'll not think about it.
Glad you've got a simple, good chance to do something positive for your health, best of luck :)
- locustsloth0
i thought this was going to be a thread about how to get free alcohol
- animatedgif0
Hate it on work events when I get stuck sat next to the one guy who doesn't drink. He's boring enough as it is.
- CALLES0
*runs away from thread in fear
- BaskerviIle0
Maybe I'm weird but I can totally take or leave alcohol.
I drink socially but I don't miss it if I don't have any for a bit.One thing I find increasingly more boring is people coming into work in the morning complaining about their hangovers or talking about 'how much they drank' last night, as it they're the first people to drink lots. It's not impressive, or funny, neither are the stories of stupid stuff they've done while drunk. Just really, really dull.
The worst people of this ilk are usually the ones with no real interests outside of work... and put things like 'socialising' in the 'interests' section of their CV...maybe I'm just getting old.- Same thing for me. I can take it or leave it. I go months without a drink... and sometimes casually drink for days on end.d_rek
- Yep, here too.
mikotondria3 - yessirdoesnotexist
- loool0
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no man you are not...I have flashes from high school when that shite happens on Mondays...and I thought I am getting old (I'm 27)...it's just not about getting drunk, it's about freedom to have 2-3 beers when you feel like it...I didn't get drunk in years, but I still like the beer taste...
- Ambushstudio0
5 years clean, not even one beer.
My life sucks, it´s fuvking boring.
I just can´t control that shit, way stronger than me and leads me to heavier and more stupid shit.
I really envy people that can control it and stay cool while drinking...
- congrats Ambushohhhhhsnap
- It takes more strength to stay off something that you can't handle than to be on something that you can. Kudos.nb
- well done ambush. it takes a lot of character and strength.sine
- i was clean for 7 years. 2004 - 2011. started drinking again. i know i'm walking a fine line, and don't try to justify it.sine
- are you in the program (AA or NA)? it's a good way to meet people your age who don't drink.sine
- reanimate0
Drink red wine, it's good for you
- stoplying0
Get a second opinion.
- fadein110
find a replacement for it - have you thought of getting into macs and apple in a big way and posting on this site about your new purchases and love for the company? it may help.
- i_monk0
I'm giving up beer for a while.
- kingkong0
I've been a pretty committed drinker for a while, and at xmas I decided to give up beer (alongside bread etc). Sticking to wine and it makes me feel a hell of a lot better.
- Maaku0
Like Baskerville said, I'm a social drinker too....and I'm not 22 anymore so I don't give a shit about how drunk you got this weekend.
I think I have 2 beers a month (socially, and I'm not really a beer drinker).....and I only drink heavy during christmas time and my birthday (probably 2 or 3 times a year)......shit happens when you get married
- Yes. The wife tells you to stop drinking, and emotionally blackmails you if you don't.mikotondria3
- Unless she drinks like you (but I've never seen that)Maaku