Personally I think it’s as much about that step when you say no.
If you have allotted slots for not drinking you start assuming you will drink at other times, so you do anyway, even if you don’t need to. Then, after a while, you do need to.
I’ve done dry months before and also no weekday drinking, neither of which were particularly inspiring or otherwise. At the moment I don’t drink during the week, mainly because I want to lose Christmas weight (f**king cheese). However I did get absolutely punished watching the Watford game with other ideots. As someone else said, deep down we all know when it’s going wrong. It’s being able to take a step back from that which is important, I guess.
Posted By: APB on February 4th 2022 at 13:46:47
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- Dry January - relationship with alcohol (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 12:16:27
- Thanks for sharing - I have had a similar experience/revelation (General Chat) - Kev, Feb 4, 16:16:08
- Thanks all - really interesting (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 16:13:12
- I did dryish January (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Feb 4, 15:46:49
- Never thought I was much of a heavy drinker but (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 4, 15:20:33
- I've near enough stopped drinking (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 4, 15:05:18
- Interesting dont know if its a covid lockdown thing or age but (General Chat) - pinkney, Feb 4, 14:38:10
- Weekend Drinker (General Chat) - Wraith, Feb 4, 14:34:07
- I’m currently in the pub drinking Guinness (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 4, 14:27:22
- Thinly veiled "I'm in the pub" post. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 14:34:36
- The pub of broken dreams (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 4, 14:42:06
- creamy head ? (n/m) (General Chat) - munter, Feb 4, 14:29:41
- dribbling down his chin? (n/m) (General Chat) - pinkney, Feb 4, 14:43:43
- Thinly veiled "I'm in the pub" post. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 14:34:36
- Conicidentally Rob Delaney, who was an alcoholic, is 20 years sober today (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 4, 13:57:24
- That's great and I'm a big fan. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 14:04:06
- I go through periods of abstinence (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 4, 13:50:32
- I'd really struggle to do an entire month. (Warning, long post) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 4, 13:50:13
- I don't think I could ever work a 9-5 job (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Feb 4, 13:46:44
- its a tough one isnt it? I'm in a good place at the moment (General Chat) - shoddy, Feb 4, 13:10:50
- Yes, I think so too. (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 13:27:20
- Strange thing alcohol (General Chat) - Old Splat, Feb 4, 13:08:09
- There is also an interesting dynamic in that the less you drink, the less you can drink (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 4, 13:01:02
- I gave up drinking this morning (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 4, 12:55:43
- I cant bring myself to go total abstinence (General Chat) - fond, Feb 4, 12:45:44
- Agree and I'm not going that way either (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 12:50:48
- Definitely worth anyone reassessing their relationship with alcohol, I reckon.. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Feb 4, 12:31:56
- Thanks Astro - that's really interesting (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 12:43:26
- Personally I think it’s as much about that step when you say no. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 4, 13:46:47
- Yes that's fair. (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 14:07:48
- Personally I think it’s as much about that step when you say no. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 4, 13:46:47
- Thanks Astro - that's really interesting (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 12:43:26
- My brother stopped drinking last Feb and hasn't returned to it (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 4, 12:30:59
- Haha - and congratulations! (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 12:40:25
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