Quitting drinking for good

Anyone tried/achieved it?

Been off it 8 days and feeling good, looking a lot better, but got bad cravings. Mood swings all over the shop. This is after a bit of a bender.

Most I've managed is 3 months before. Usually try to avoid because pretty much always results in a bender.

Smashing the gym everyday seems the only way to stop the cravings.

Want to stop for good now. Any advice/experiences welcome.

I didn't drink got over 10 years.

Only started again lately and that's to try and forget my mrs exists.

season kicks off in 39 days.

good luck

i don't think i've gone more than 7 days without a drink since the millennium.

good luck though. I couldn't uphold my current social life without it.

I'll be 5 months clean of weed and booze tomorrow

Not an alcoholic per se, but I danger drink as I have no ability to consume responsibly. I want to do a full year minimum, and just knocked a stag do on the head to help myself.

I'll freely admit I'm only doing it so I can get back on it in later life

I practically gave up all casual drinking about two years ago. Found it incredibly easy tbh. But that's knowing that if I go to a wedding or a party, then all bets are off and I'm probably getting shit-faced. Only downside is that hangovers seem to be worse when you get pissed once or twice a year.

I have my favourite tipple in stock at home at all times, but will just have a small drink once a month, if that.

But I do smoke weed daily. If I didn't do that, then I think I'd probably drink more often. It's definitely a trade off.

Originally Posted by Drexl

I'll be 5 months clean of weed and booze tomorrow

Not an alcoholic per se, but I danger drink as I have no ability to consume responsibly. I want to do a full year minimum, and just knocked a stag do on the head to help myself.

I'll freely admit I'm only doing it so I can get back on it in later life

Noticed it in your post quality....

Good luck, I envy you.

I do 4 week breaks now and then

Trying weed kick but every single situation in life is better baked.

Drinking is easy

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Noticed it in your post quality....

Has it got even worse?

This place was one of my motivators for quitting tbh. I was usually pretty good at not posting after tanning the ale, but if I had a smoke or a little something else on top of it, I turned into a right bore. I'd wake up and feel shame. You lads don't need me drivelling over my keyboard.

In short: soz, and thanks all. Good place this

Originally Posted by Drexl

Has it got even worse?

This place was one of my motivators for quitting tbh. I was usually pretty good at not posting after tanning the ale, but if I had a smoke or a little something else on top of it, I turned into a right bore. I'd wake up and feel shame. You lads don't need me drivelling over my keyboard.

In short: soz, and thanks all. Good place this

I do enough of that for all of us. Congrats on going straight though, had a break myself earlier this year and benefitted massively.

Originally Posted by Drexl

Has it got even worse?

This place was one of my motivators for quitting tbh. I was usually pretty good at not posting after tanning the ale, but if I had a smoke or a little something else on top of it, I turned into a right bore. I'd wake up and feel shame. You lads don't need me drivelling over my keyboard.

In short: soz, and thanks all. Good place this

I'm only messing

Fair play.....5 months is no slouch