Quitting the beer

Corksham

Has anyone here ever quit drinking or gone off it for a long time? I want to give it the heave ho for a while and was wondering what people did to motivate themselves etc...

koneko

Think of how much money you'll save that you can spend on stuff that doesn't disappear down the toilet the next few hours.

smiaras

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nads

apart from the fact that it tastes terrible should be enough, i'm a sap for saying it but it does taste rank, even alcopops, should be enough for you to stop.

Otherwise get over yourself and simply don't pour it down your neck. Same goes with smoking and 'jacking it'.

the_obsolete

It was a perfectly natural thing for me to do...had a seriously nasty session and was sick for at least a week, after that I said no more. It does help in the clubs becuase you can laugh at all your drunk mates trying to dance even worse than usual. Also save a wad of cash and there's not a hope of going home with a girl or guy that's...graced with the beauty of the beer goggles. Unless you're super horny or sommat.

Paddy20

Simply tell people, when appropriate, that you are 'Allergic' to all forms of alcohol. Therefore you can not drink, and you would be grateful if they would respect that fact.

irlirishkev

I was on medication a couple of years back, and was not allowed drink. Was off for 3 months. I joined a gym, and lost nearly 2 stone that I didn't know was there to lose!
I saved a load of cash, felt really healthy and slept brilliantly.
Good for you giving it up for a while. It's definitely worth it.

Kev.

Washout

I have been off alcohol since last october. gave it up together with the cigerretes and i havent looked back.

I had a mini relapse though i febuary where i had a few beers while i was in the states but it was kind of a working holiday.

I havent looked back and I feel a lot better that i did a year ago. I can go to pubs and have a good time but I tend not to go. usually most of my friends are home drinkers so we socialse in ppls houses rather than going out. It makes it alot easier for me not to drink.

The main reason I gave it up was because I just started to feel that its a bad thing. Making you hungover int he morning, putting on weight, clouding your judgement and just felt it was an overall bad thing.

leeroybrown

I've gone up to 6 weeks without a pint, but not because of any decision to stop drinking. I was just either not out, driving or not drinking for some other reason. I've never felt any need/reason to deliberately stop up drinking. I always enjoy a few social drinks with friends in the pub or at someones house.

Red Alert

if you're actually quite horny and sober at the same time you can sometimes pull a blinder with the women. although i usually am quite drunk before i venture near the dancefloor, so much for practicing what i preach!

Lainey

sometimes give it up for a few weeks.. esp after saying or doing something stupid its horrible first few nights out but ok then,, i found you look at your drinking buddies very weirdly and think 'how do i ever listen and enjoy this eegits company'

as i'm sure a few sober people have said about me

Puck

I gave up drinking alcohol last September and I haven't had one drink since. I don't miss it to be honest, I just decided I'd stop and so I did. However it might have been easier for me to stop because I was never a big drinker anyway.

The good side of it is no more drunkenness, no more hangovers, I have more money and I feel healthier. There is a bad side too though - going out to pubs and nightclubs just seems so absolutely crap and boring now. It's too noisey to talk and when I'm sober I very rarely want to dance and find drunk women really unatractive. I still have to find a fun thing to do on a night out while sober. The other annoying thing is people doing the Mrs. Doyle thing with me - "Ah go on, have a 'real' drink! Go on! Go on, go on, go on, go on!!!". They don't mean to sound like Mrs. Doyle, that's just what it ends up sounding like and because they're drunk they don't realise how ****ing annoying it is.

The hardest part of giving up drink was the first night out with "the lads". That was make-or-break time and once I got past that I knew I could give it up for good.

Paddy20

Puck,

Quote: " I still have to find a fun thing to do on a night out while sober " end quote.

Sex is more fun when sober

Corksham

Thanks for the replies guys much appreciated, it's been 3 days since my last drink lol.I am going to Crete in 2 weeks and I can see that being a session but after that I am doing my damnest to stay away from it