The benefits of giving up alcohol
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May 2020
1:40pm, 31 May 2020
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Sorry you had a really bad week MN, glad you’re back. Found the U.K. definitions for alcohoL free beers: No alcohol or alcohol-free: not more than 0.05% ABV Dealcoholized: over 0.05% but less than 0.5% ABV Low-alcohol: not more than 1.2% ABV Also found out that small beer, beer ranging from 0.5% to 2.8%, dates back to Medieval Europe. It was cheaper than full strength beer but safer to drink than water, which was often contaminated with faeces & parasites. |
May 2020
4:33pm, 31 May 2020
5,403 posts
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Metro_Nome
Going to aim for dry June (but starting today). The most frustrating this is on the whole it’s been a good week (other than my mum’s accident) but my relationship with alcohol has been so bad, for no good reason other than habit, weakness and stupidity on my part!
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May 2020
4:50pm, 31 May 2020
1,603 posts
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Oscar the Grouch
Well, we can all relate to the last sentence
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May 2020
5:19pm, 31 May 2020
648 posts
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Scorge
2032 no. have now reached the 'hardline' stage over the last two months where even zero percent stuff is completely of no interest. even the crack cocaine strawberry and lime kopparberg is being belted away. it's partly diet induced (i reckon covid triggered a deep moment of health reflection), but i think i've just reached a natural end point with it. in the garden with sugar free cream soda and twenty degrees. mustn't grumble. JFT |
May 2020
6:59pm, 31 May 2020
10,682 posts
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mrs shanksi
MN I can totally relate to that. We're with you for June. Please send me a message if you ever want a chat about it for more support. Scorge good to hear from you x |
May 2020
8:38pm, 31 May 2020
96 posts
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SteveCRunner
After a big week for me of 111.5 km and a 425 km month I’m treating myself to a good alcohol-free brew! |
May 2020
10:53pm, 31 May 2020
37,330 posts
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LindsD
That looks amazing
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Jun 2020
6:30am, 1 Jun 2020
49,297 posts
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Diogenes
I’m here today, and I’ve packed a suitcase.
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Jun 2020
7:30am, 1 Jun 2020
37,334 posts
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LindsD
*prepares room*
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Jun 2020
7:38am, 1 Jun 2020
42,524 posts
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Derby Tup
Dio you know what to do. Take it one day at a time. There’s loads of support on this thread and elsewhere. You can do it. There are loads of benefits from not drinking. You know them. You’ve been here before
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Useful Links
FE accepts no responsibility for external links. Or anything, really.- Al-Anon
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Swittle's wonderful 14,611 days blog
- Rebel's brilliant blog of history to non drinking :-)
- There is No Wall, book by ultra runner Allie Bailey
- A Summary of the benefits
- I Am Sober
- LindsD's Alternative Drinks
- Drink Aware
- Joopsy's 17 year blog
- Swittle's excellent 42 years sober blog :-) G
- Guardian article about problems with alcohol (free just now, but may not be in future...?!) :-) G
- Maclennane's excellent blog on his journey. Nice! :-)
- Sigh's brilliant 1000 blog! :-)
- Dirt Monkey's Wordpress Blog
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