After a year in Poland..

retroactive

Hi All,

Ive recently noticed that i've been drunk for over a year and a half. The reasons could be; bad break up, habit etc The excuses are the same.

Without resorting to an organisation affiliated with religion, what are options?

Ive a full time job and no real memory of the last year bar waking up and mouthing the words '****'. It's taken control.

Please move as appropriate.

- Retroactive

thegolfer

Hit the gym, start studying for a qualification, reading, hobbies, sports, travelling to other cities.

Gets you into different circles, but also out if old habits.

Put something else in the way of the drink or nights out, change it all up.

Wibbs

Good advice from TG. I'd also suggest going to a local GP. For a start to get an NCT on your bits and bobs and I also say this because if you have gone a year hovering up a fair quantity of booze, your body and brain chemistry can get dependent on it. You hear about people going through bad withdrawals from say opiates and other drugs, but going cold turkey with alcohol withdrawal can hospitalise someone, even kill them in extreme cases. Doctors have meds that can help with that and take the edge off overall.

I only know any of this because a chap I know was a pretty heavy drinker, with occasional bouts of major benders and he went cold turkey and got a case of the DT's. To be fair he was longer a drinker and as he told me his doctor said people vary in their responses, but I reckon hitting up a doctor for advice wouldn't hurt.