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The Brutal Truth drinking Makes You A Loser

You don’t know you’re fighting for your life because you’re an idiot and you’ve lost the ability to see what a complete and total loser you have become.   You think you’re just fighting for another drink because that’s the only movie playing in your head.   There’s a bloody loud voice that’s screaming insistently in brutally blunt language “Drink!” “I want a drink!” “Will somebody please just give me a f*****ing drink!”   Too sad. You chose to ignore reality and the giant warning signs along the path to the bottle of booze AKA poison. You forgot to read the small print that said, 100% guaranteed “End Your Life Hack.”  ...

1 Thing You Notice Once You stop drinking

Hindsight is said to be 20/20 for a reason. Once we have time to look back on a situation, we often see things that we previously missed. This can be especially true when it comes to quitting drinking. Only when we quit can we look back and see how we were behaving like a victim. We often don’t realise we have signed up to play a victim’s role in life. We prefer to think of ourselves in the leading role. The hero battling against the terrible injustices that fate and life throw at us. Bravely dealing with our badges of pain. When we are caught up in the throes of addiction, it can be difficult to see just how much our drinking is impacting our lives. W...

Will You Be A Party Pooper?

...cision to stop drinking. Be aware, people in denial about their drinking problems rarely accept “I don’t want to drink anymore.” as a valid reason. In this instance just lie and tell them it aggravates a medical condition. 3. Bring My Own Alternatives: I’ll take a non-alcoholic drink with me to gatherings. This way, I can sip something enjoyable without sticking out like a sore thumb. People are only looking to see you with a glass of alcohol they don’t care about its strength. 4. Focus on Connections: I remind myself that the purpose of Christmas is togetherness and joy, not the drinks themselves. I can create memories that aren’t tied to alcohol;...

How To Use Anger To Build Your Dream Alcohol Free Life

...once you stop drinking use this mindset shift if you want to quit drinking 3 serious things to know before you quit drinking...

Are You Ashamed of Failing To Quit Alcohol?

...    Ashamed of your drinking habits and feeling like a spectacular failure?   Maybe you’ve tried to quit many times but failed dismally. You’ve promised not to drink, only to cave in as soon as someone suggests a quick one.   Maybe you didn’t need to be persuaded; you drank just to be defiant and bloody-minded and say “f**k it” to the world and all those judging you.   I went down that road many times.    It was a road full of potholes, and I fell in every damn one of them. Until one day, I woke up and knew which way to go. I knew how to avoid the potholes or jump out of them if I needed to.   I would promise not to drink, and then...

3 Things You stop Doing When You Give Up Alcohol

...When you stop drinking there is nothing to feel guilty about. You don’t have to worry that you embarrassed yourself by drinking too much, or by saying the wrong thing because alcohol made you brave, obnoxious, or just plain stupid. “Alcohol erases a bit of you every time you drink it. It can even erase entire nights when you are on a binge. Alcohol does not relieve stress; it erases your senses and your ability to think. Alcohol ultimately erases your self.”― Annie Grace, This Naked Mind Stockpiling Booze Once alcohol is off the menu you no longer have to wonder if you should take an extra bottle of wine to your friend’s party because three isn�...