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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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Stop Drinking
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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.
We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.
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I was a 'standard drinker' a couple of weeks ago. Every once in a while I'd browse All to see stats going around and I kept seeing these posts. At first I thought 'hm well good for them but it's not for me'. After a while I started to think 'maybe I should drink less'. Then I subscribed. Then I started commenting on these.
Now I have a festival today and all week I've been considering just going it completely sober. I might drink a couple of craft beers just for the taste but if they have alcohol free I'm going for that.
My point is that two months back I would have never considered going to this festival sober. I would have had drank too much, had had a crappy week after... The usual arguments.
Dude, that's awesome!
I will say it's for me, but not yet. I'm absolutely a self-medicating drunk and I'm not ready to deal with some shit. I'll get there when I'm ready. In the meantime I'll just keep being inspired and celebrating y'all's victories.
It's great to acknowledge that first step. And I think it really doesn't matter whether you keep up not drinking or whatever, just cutting back a little is a huge accomplishment and communities like these provide an enormous boost.
I hear you. Looking back, I was self-medicating my ADHD and when I stopped, I had no excuse not to seek that diagnosis. The thing about stopping drinking is it leaves you nowhere to hide from your own brain any more (weed isn't legal in the UK), so if you do stop drinking you need to have a plan in place for dealing with whatever comes up.
Oh man, I feel this in my soul, lol. Love having you here! You’re always welcome
I love it. I’ve been thinking about this and we already know what it’s like to drink and do things drunk. I’ve tried real hard when I have those inkling moments of “what if? What if I didn’t drink?” to go for it. It’s kind of exciting and I don’t think I have ever regretted it yet. Whatever happens man, good on you and it’s good to have you here
I’m so glad you are here. ❤️