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Recent Articles about Quitting Alcohol

How to stay sober during a pandemic

July 2nd, 2020|Categories: Resources|

During isolation, recovering alcoholics have the opportunity to go unnoticed, reverting to old bad habits. Don’t let that be you. Follow the life-saving tips on this page to get through the pandemic sober, happy, and healthy. COVID-19 sure has put a spanner in the works for us alcoholics. Just when you think the recovery process is tracking well, along comes self-isolation, and along with it, the inability to connect with recovery fellowships. The hope of developing a vaccine in the short-term seems unlikely, and as the virus flares up in communities, we are likely to see continued lockdowns. Unfortunately, no one knows how long this will last. I’ve never been one for attending support groups, my preference is to create systems, focus on projects constantly, and keep very busy so that I never think about alcohol. It’s a solution that has worked well for me in recent years. But if [...]

How To Sleep Without Alcohol

November 24th, 2018|Categories: Resources|

This article looks at how to sleep without drinking alcohol. A common problem for those who've quit alcohol. Introduction Life without sleep is a miserable existence. It affects you in so many ways¹: difficulty concentrating, mood swings, memory issues, high blood pressure. In a nutshell, you feel awful and it makes daily life a chore. As a drunk, falling asleep can come easily. We fill our body with chemicals that allow our brain to shut off, causing us to crash until the morning. So when we decide to give up drinking, a common side affect is difficulty falling asleep or waking up frequently through the night. It's frustrating I know. We're trying to do the right thing for our body and it rewards us with insomnia! Watch a video to help you sleep 5 tips to help you sleep like a baby The good news is you can sleep a [...]

A Complete Guide to PAWS

July 11th, 2018|Categories: Resources|Tags: , |

PAWS. It's a cute sounding name for something that is responsible for a lot of distress amongst some recovering alcoholics. Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms (PAWS) is a group of symptoms that can occur after you've gone through the initial acute withdrawal symptoms. In other words, getting through the initial withdrawal symptoms may only be the start of the battle. PAWS is very unique to each recovering alcoholic and it is very important that you seek medical advice if necessary. Don't spend hours googling your symptoms. PAWS symptoms are similar to some serious diseases. Save yourself a lot of stress by visiting your GP. My experience with PAWS Let me start by stating that I'm no hypercondriac. In the past 20 years I would have been to the Doctor a few times ever and that was for the flu. I'd never had any medical issues and certainly hadn't had symptoms of [...]

How to Deal With Social Anxiety Sober

June 15th, 2018|Categories: Resources|

During my teen years I developed social anxiety. Being around people never came easy whether it was at a party with friends or at a family get-together. Throughout these awkward events, my goal was to simply get through the day without saying or doing anything stupid. One day alcohol entered my life and everything changed. All it took was one or two beers and all social anxiety disappeared. I became a more engaging, exciting, fun, confident guy. People genuinely seemed to like the intoxicated version of me more than the sober one. That didn't bother me. For the first time in years I felt free to be myself and actually enjoy being around people. The downhill slump Slowly over the years that all changed. The alcohol didn't work as well in social settings. Actually, it would sometimes make me paranoid and restless. Worse still, the next day after drinking was [...]

How To Deal With Falling Off The Wagon

May 17th, 2018|Categories: Resources|

When an alcoholic makes the decision to quit drinking it's a big step. I'd argue it's the biggest and best move you'll ever make. Let's face it, an alcoholic has many reasons to quit drinking. For many, the withdrawals are a challenge and the initial months require huge amounts of courage and determination. Your body is craving a hit and it will introduce all kinds of distractions and ideas to make you take that drink. You slog it out and when it feels like you can't take it any more, the clouds part and life starts to improve. You may not have achieved the perfect life, but a lot of the bad stuff attached to drinking WILL go away. Getting to that stage is a hard trudge, like scaling a mountain with oversized concrete boots on. But once you're there it feels great. At this point, many find the temptation [...]

A Letter to all my drinking friends and family

January 27th, 2018|Categories: Resources|

Dear Drinker, I hope this letter finds you well. It’s been almost two years since my last drink and we don’t spend as much time together as we used to. When we do meet, I could be wrong, but there seems to be a distance between us. Am I just imagining it? We were always such great friends in my drinking days. Perhaps one day we can learn to co-exist and maintain a friendship based on common interests rather than what we drink. I’m writing you this letter to try and clear a few things up. Maybe it will help answer a few of your questions? 1. I don’t judge you I drank for many years and, at one point, used to really enjoy it. It’s easy to see why people drink – it’s fun. So please understand that I’m not watching with contempt as you drink. I don’t judge [...]

How Meditation Can Help You Quit Drinking

January 16th, 2018|Categories: Resources|Tags: |

As individuals, we aren’t determined by what we do occasionally. Our life is determined by our repeated habits. That’s why, if we want to develop into our perfect self, breaking bad habits is essential. Meditation can play a major part in breaking out of bad cycles and crushing those bad habits. If you want to quit drinking, and give up any other bad habits at the same time, meditation can be very helpful. How meditation can help with alcoholism Calms the emotions Improved motivation and clarity. Less focused on past and future worries Feeling of self-acceptance and peace Reduction in anxiety and depression Improved resilience Is meditation easy? Meditation can bring about change within just a few weeks with regular sessions each day. You’ll need to trust that this form of therapy will actually work for you and remain consistent. Those that practice meditation on and off, with missed days [...]

How to Avoid Drinking During New Year’s Eve 2023

January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Resources|Tags: , , |

I want to make a quick confession. New Years Eve 2018 was a dangerous  time for me. I almost drank. For any normal person they'd be reading this thinking I was crazy - of course you should drink during New Years Eve! It's the biggest party night of the year right? Not for me and millions of alcoholics throughout the world. I gave up drinking in 2016. The road was damn hard early on but in the last 6 months it has been smooth sailing for me. There have been mild cravings but nothing to worry about. On Dec 31st, 2017 that all changed. My cravings were massively high. I was longing for alcohol like I was back at week 2 again and I felt depressed not being able to be a part of the fun. Would one drink really hurt? Maybe I could end sobriety and drink in moderation [...]

21 Things I Don’t Miss About Drinking

December 29th, 2017|Categories: Resources|

When you're a problem drinker, you don't realise how many negatives there are to drinking. It's not until you actually stop that the penny drops. The truth is, every day I'm thankful that I was able to quit drinking. I could list over a hundred things I don't miss about drinking but here are some of my favourites. What I don't miss Never having any money Hangovers Embarrassing myself at family events Losing jackets out on the town Beer belly Anxiety Kidney pain Lack of motivation Never having any spare time Dodgy breath at work Sweating out beer at work Losing my wallet at bars Getting kicked out of bars Waking up and checking phone in fear Not being an active parent Making stupid drunk online purchases Sending dumb texts to the wrong people Really bad dancing at clubs Walking off on friends when out Nausea Sleeping all day on [...]

11 Best Apps to Help Quit Drinking (2023)

December 20th, 2017|Categories: Resources|Tags: , |

For most of us, quitting drinking isn't easy. It takes guts and determination and a well thought out strategy. Although a big part of giving up comes from within, technology can also play its part in helping us stay off the booze. Let's take a look at some options where technology can help you achieve your goal. Use one or use them all, it's up to you. Personally, I used them all and still use a few of them. They're easily downloadable on iOS and Android devices. Apps that will help you quit drinking 1. No More A simple app that allows you to enter your start date for giving up alcohol. It will then proudly display the number of days you've gone sobre. There is also a motivating quote for each day. I looked at this all the time in my early months of sobriety but now it's just [...]