As part of the alcopop generation I’d always been a pretty enthusiastic drinker. It was never a _problem_ for me, it never got in the way of family or work life (apart from semi regular hangovers), but I did like a drink, and I wasn’t averse to an all-day’er.
4 years ago, I was having a pretty boozy run up to Christmas one year. Out pretty much every night in December with different groups and sub-groups of friends, different events and whatnot. Some night might just be a couple of steady pints, some might be a full on sesh.
In the break between Xmas and nee year my GF and I decided we needed a break. She’d read about a book “This Naked Mind” which she understood to “help you take control of your drinking”.
As January rolled round with the festive season behind us we both read that book. You’re supposed to take your time reading it, over the course of a couple of weeks. We started drinking alcohol free beer tad a stop gap.
For me, the format of that book worked perfectly and I’m coming up on 4 years sober in January.
I still drink plenty of AF. There’s some really tasty ones on the market these days. I reckon I get about 80% the enjoyment from drinking alcohol free. It fulfils that desire to drink.
I’ll happily go to the pub and have a few AF while those around me drink, and then when the conversation takes a dip as the evening wares on, I say my goodbyes and leave them to it. The next morning I’m never not happy that I’ve got a clear head.
Good luck! I hope you find something that works for you.
4 years ago, I was having a pretty boozy run up to Christmas one year. Out pretty much every night in December with different groups and sub-groups of friends, different events and whatnot. Some night might just be a couple of steady pints, some might be a full on sesh.
In the break between Xmas and nee year my GF and I decided we needed a break. She’d read about a book “This Naked Mind” which she understood to “help you take control of your drinking”.
As January rolled round with the festive season behind us we both read that book. You’re supposed to take your time reading it, over the course of a couple of weeks. We started drinking alcohol free beer tad a stop gap.
For me, the format of that book worked perfectly and I’m coming up on 4 years sober in January.
I still drink plenty of AF. There’s some really tasty ones on the market these days. I reckon I get about 80% the enjoyment from drinking alcohol free. It fulfils that desire to drink.
I’ll happily go to the pub and have a few AF while those around me drink, and then when the conversation takes a dip as the evening wares on, I say my goodbyes and leave them to it. The next morning I’m never not happy that I’ve got a clear head.
Good luck! I hope you find something that works for you.
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