Binge Drinking! ~ Moose Calls Time!

Dude. I have been there. standing sober, and realising you have a problem is more than half the battle. I identified myself as an adict because I could not rember a day without a drink in 3 years. this was in 2009.

there are going to be days where drinking is required. a batchalors here, a funeral there.

but when you feel the urge, that back of the mind niggly voice telling you "a drink would make this way more entertaining" or "one drink wont hurt" remind yourself of that hug. that was a big turning point.


its not easy to stop drinking. but you can do it. and it doesnt matter how you clasify yourself, at the end of the day drinking is a choice. when it no longer feels like you have a choice the problem is bigger, and you may need a week or 3 in the bush without booze to detox yourself (advice catered for the man not the situation)
 
Kornhole said:
How are you doing Moose?
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The God's continue to tempt me, A rep turned up today, we were long overdue for a braai and a dop........ Tonight is Wednesday, I usually head over to the bowling club on this midweek of days, cremating and suiping till the cows come home....... Lucky for me the chairman of the club was in my office, so I introduced the two and told the rep to meet the chairman at the club after 18H00, as I will be at home with me family......

For what it's worth, I am one of those folk who can socialize and make people laugh without having to swallow a dop, so that side of my life shall not be an issue......
 
Mortymoose said:
I use the Scottish heritage thing a lot........ until two days ago I was explaining to a customer/friend of mine who has been around the town for a very long time and worked with my late father, that it was difficult to give up drinking partly because of my heritage....

"Look Jimmy....", I said ," Think of all the Scots that worked on this mine over the past forty years, doctors, artisans,managers and Geologists, all of them......... tell me the name of at least one of them that was not a big drinker.............just one......"

Jimmy blinked, paused and replied......." Just tell me the name of one of them that is still alive today.........."

These were his peers and they were all deid!

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....and there we go, Just got a WA informing me of another Scot that I know very well, that worked on the mines here and then went back to Scotland to retire (Ironically I mentioned this on another thread yesterday), passed on.....
He too was a well known beer drinker who still insisted on cremating the African way back over there in Fife.

Cheers Brian! :thumbsup:
 
Glad to hear that you're doing OK. I see that Heineken also has a non alcoholic beer.
 
cr@zydude said:
Glad to hear that you're doing OK. I see that Heineken also has a non alcoholic beer.
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Whilst I enjoy the flavour and smell of the sacred ale, I shall rather refrain, Trying to lose weight as a bonus to stopping.

On a side note, we sell a ton of Clausthaler , ...... actually a crazy amount..

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syntax said:
It took my brain a very long time to recover from the years of substance abuse. At some points I would have weird emotional responses, Im talking tears running down my cheeks at an advert kind of weird. I went through depressive episodes, suicidal slumps, extreme rage and everything in between.
Only felt some kind of stability about a year in, and even then it was occasionally out of whack. If I have even 2 or 3 drinks now, I can feel that weird chemical imbalance in my brain for a few days which spills over into my emotions, drive and general personality.
Probably one of the biggest reasons I have chosen a different lifestyle now is that, that feeling of just being normal, content and somewhat in control
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Kudos to you for having worked through the abuse and found a balance, normalcy and taken back some control.
 
You have said a few times that you are avoiding social situations because you used to drink during them. Don't deprive yourself of everything fun you used to do, or you may feel sorry for yourself and that is a slippery slope. Go to these gatherings and drink other things (even 0% replicas) Some of the imports are really nice. Some friends will rag you and question you - but the real ones will understand and admire your choice. The others don't matter as much.
 
KT-B said:
You have said a few times that you are avoiding social situations because you used to drink during them. Don't deprive yourself of everything fun you used to do, or you may feel sorry for yourself and that is a slippery slope. Go to these gatherings and drink other things (even 0% replicas) Some of the imports are really nice. Some friends will rag you and question you - but the real ones will understand and admire your choice. The others don't matter as much.
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Wouldn't that come a bit later as willpower and resolve strengthens? Maybe first would be to focus on social activities where one won't be tempted to have alcohol, for example going to the movies and visiting a coffee shop. Perhaps members can share some other ideas.
 
KT-B said:
You have said a few times that you are avoiding social situations because you used to drink during them. Don't deprive yourself of everything fun you used to do, or you may feel sorry for yourself and that is a slippery slope. Go to these gatherings and drink other things (even 0% replicas) Some of the imports are really nice. Some friends will rag you and question you - but the real ones will understand and admire your choice. The others don't matter as much.
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Treatment 101 - avoid social situations, at least initially, that might trigger a relapse.
 
KT-B said:
You have said a few times that you are avoiding social situations because you used to drink during them. Don't deprive yourself of everything fun you used to do, or you may feel sorry for yourself and that is a slippery slope. Go to these gatherings and drink other things (even 0% replicas) Some of the imports are really nice. Some friends will rag you and question you - but the real ones will understand and admire your choice. The others don't matter as much.
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:unsure: You do know that us males, are D0se? No sunshine and violets, with us.
 
Mortymoose said:
Whilst I enjoy the flavour and smell of the sacred ale, I shall rather refrain, Trying to lose weight as a bonus to stopping.

On a side note, we sell a ton of Clausthaler , ...... actually a crazy amount..

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Trying to lose weight is a good reason to try the Zeros then. It's brewed with less grains to start with, resulting in much lower calories. Like half the calories of a normal beer.

EDIT: That being said, I also cut back on drinking. Not just for the financial aspect of it (water is cheaper), but also for health. I didn't stop completely (because I haven't been heavy drinking for years now), but I don't drink at all during the week, and only a few drinks spread out over a weekend. This thread helps. Thanks @Mortymoose for creating this.
 
beans100 said:
:unsure: You do know that us males, are D0se? No sunshine and violets, with us.
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Lol I guess it depends on personality types. Giving up alcohol is difficult but not as hard as giving up good times with friends. I would relapse if I had to stay away from social situations just in case I was tempted. It is different if those social occasions were just excuses to get plastered. But if getting drunk was a side effect of the get together, then that can still happen without the getting drunk. He has a great reason not to drink (addiction). If he focuses on why he is giving it up, but still has fun, I think he could do it.
 
No need to go extreme. After last weekend I stayed cleaned 'till yesterday - give the body a break and make sure you can get off just as a sanity check.
 
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