Interesting dont know if its a covid lockdown thing or age but

I am much more aware of my drinking now. Have a few days a week with no drink sometimes a whole week or two now. Before when work pressure was on i had a drink most nights and its was not going in the right direction. Now i have stopped i feel much happier and oddly not sure why as things are not better i just seem to be able to float through now without the drink. Also the low alchol beers in pubs have helped and i now never drink if i am driving previously i felt i should have a pint and a half. So all in all its been positive. perhaps it takes a big event to give you time to reflect and ask yourself why am i doing this?

Posted By: pinkney on February 4th 2022 at 14:38:10

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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
- 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
  - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 4, 14:00:14
- 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
- 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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