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The benefits of giving up alcohol

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McGoohan
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Also reporting in
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
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44 - great crew - our 2022 base was about 28 so we're significantly up. Welcome all. Please do tell us your reasons for stopping or cutting down, of you are happy to do do. Also how you're approaching it and do ask if you want any tips or techniques.

In today. Happy Friday all. :-) G
g1ngerrevolution
g1ngerrevolution
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MA. In for today.
iaincr
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In today,

would be a shame to break the streak after hitting the 10 year mark! Thanks to all you lovely people for being here with me on the journey, the support, the honesty and all being awesome has helped me so much.

I haven’t been able to go back and view my posts from 10 years ago but I know they were pretty desperate :(. Life is so much easier and better without alcohol, god know where i would be now if I hadn’t stopped! Their is really no downside to not drinking!!

❤️
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
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10 years - fabulouso Iain! :-) :-)

Found my post on page 8 of the thread. Think it was 2nd or 3rd day after Finders started it? Coming up 15 years in Aug!



Aug 2008

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HappyG(rrr)

Finders, just to put my tuppence worth in... well done on identifying something as a prob for you and making a choice to deal with it. I'm slightly disappointed with the few - and it is literally only one or two - dissenters in here. I would have thought that we would all support someone, whatever their goal and not turn it into an argument.

To declare my position, i changed my drinking 3 years ago. i restrict myself to one drink. this means i can always drive, and often give everyone a lift home on nights out. it's still very hard for me - i sometimes feel left out and i really hate the social pressure to drink. i'm afraid that the "jokey" comments (go on, just one night won't hurt. don't be so boring. it's good for you, they've proven that etc.) is really annoying.

And a quick smug moment - i'd forgotten our club had its handicap 6.5 mile pursuit race. Party til 1am last night, drove everyone home. woke up at 9, made it to race start at 9.55. No drinking? No problem!
V. best of luck Finders. You can do it 



Proof that even us old timers found it hard once! :-) G
Sigh
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10:49am, 6 Jan 2023
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Fantastic, well done both!

- I find this post is particularly relevant here:



Day 1,650 here. Without this thread, I doubt I'd be on day 1; so thank you everyone for showing me that choosing not to drink can be normal.
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
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Definitely. This group helped me feel I wasn't being "weird" in the early days. :-) G
mrs shanksi
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Congrats on 10 years iaincr, that's bloomen brilliant!
Derby Tup
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That’s mega Iain. Well done and to everyone else whether you’re on one day or you’re cutting down like Paula with her single cocktail or you’re steadily totting up ODAAT
Jaks
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Congratulations iaincr.

About This Thread

Maintained by HappyG(rrr)
Looks as though this thread has become popular again, here in 2010 (it's now 2024, and it started in 2008, so I think "ever popular" might be more apt! :-) G ) :-) Good Luck everyone.

A recent plea for those struggling to "reach out" as they say in US of A!

"Anyone not feeling strong and confident, please shout out. Or fmail. Or any other comms that works. Don't drink alcohol when you don't want to, for lack of someone to talk to. Pick up the phone, not the bottle."

Some acronyms, in case people use them:
JFT - Just for today
ODAAT - One day at a time
KIS - Keep it simple
TBOGUA - The Benefits Of Giving Up Alcohol (the title of this thread!)

New feature: article/blog of the month (period may change randomly!) Swittle's wonderful 14,611 days blog: (see links below)

Linking Joopsy's 17 year blog too, cos it's awesome!

There is a GREAT article summarising some of the benefits, to save you having to trawl through the thread (includes links to helpful apps and other resources).

And a great list of Alternative Drinks started by the lovely LindsD:

Please add to these articles and make them as valuable as possible! Thanks! :-) G

And one from way back when...
Dirt Monkey's brilliant blog on TBOGUA too - go try this...

Rebel has recommended a couple of good books:
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
by Catherine Gray

The Alcohol Experiment: 30 Days to Take Control, Cut Down or Give Up For Good
by Annie Grace

A great response from a health professional in Ireland responding to a question from a Guardian reader about why the warnings on alcoholic drinks that are coming in:

theguardian.com

"Alcohol is responsible for at least 1,000 cancer cases every year in Ireland, with one in eight breast cancer cases arising from alcohol use. Even one to two drinks per day increases the risk of developing cancer, and that risk is the same whether those drinks are wine, spirits or beer. Unfortunately, there is a very low level of public awareness that alcohol has been classed as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning it is carcinogenic to humans. That is why Ireland has passed legislation that provides for health information labels on alcohol products, including warnings about cancer, liver disease and the danger of drinking in pregnancy. It is unsurprising that the alcohol industry, which promotes its products with carefully crafted myths of good times for all, is objecting to the mandatory provision of facts (Anger brews in Italy over Ireland’s plans for alcohol health warnings, 12 January).
Dr Sheila Gilheany
CEO, Alcohol Action Ireland
"

And the all important fabulous services:
Alcoholics Anonymous
National Helpline (FREE) 0800 9177 650
help@aamail.org

Al Anon
020 7403 0888

medal medal Contact TBOGUA medal medal

We're adding in our own Fetch offer of one to one contact too, for anyone who doesn't want to post in the thread for whatever reason. Please feel free to fmail ANY of the names listed below.

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HappyG(rrr)
( Oscar the grouch RIP )
mrs shanksi
Derby Tup
iaincr
Love Lettuce
DocM
LindsD
GeneHunt59
GregP star
Joopsy star

Note: we're none of us experts, but we're happy to listen, to answer any questions and to offer support if you think it would help you. Except star marked above. Who are experts! :-)

(Note II: at Christmas some names may change a bit, but I'm sure you can still find us to fmail!)
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