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Giving up again.

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    #32
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    Thanks for all the replies.
    Everyone's experiences definitely relate to me.
    I remember about 6 years ago we actually didn't drink all that much.
    We might go out two nights a week but even then there was no crazy amounts of drinking being done. They were good drinking times....er anyway not sure why I mentioned that really.

    It's a Friday night and I'm actually feeling very mentally strong and know I won't be drinking tonight. I've given myself work to do. I think I could be on to something.


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    #33
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Teddy good for you for getting over friday night, big step for you, now setting goals creates a map for you to move towards your chosen objective. Without some 'milestones' along the way, you won't know how far you've progressed, or even if you are still heading in the right direction.You need to feel you are achieving something in order to remain optimistic, and small achievements are easier than huge ones. You will not make the changes you want in one go, but in smaller steps.Again, don't aim for the sky - a goal might simply be, "I won't have my first drink until after nine o clock saturday night etc.Keep at it Teddy you have lots of support here :)


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    #34
    Israel_Dagg
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 454 ✭✭Israel_Dagg


    Keep it up Teddy.
    You're saving money that can be spent on things that keep some value, unlike alcohol that is gone when you drink it. :)


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    #35
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    Israel_Dagg wrote: »
    unlike alcohol that is gone when you drink it. :)

    ... and has taken so much with it ;)


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    #36
    Ando's Saggy Bottom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Ando's Saggy Bottom


    Fair play Teddy. On nights when you would normally have been drinking make sure and plan something else to be doing - a meal or a trip to the cinema etc. Its easier to slip when you're at a loose end or bored, you start to look at the night in the boozer though rose tinted glasses again.


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