The benefits of giving up alcohol

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mrs shanksi Jan 2017 4:25pm, 22 Jan 2017 7,771 posts	0 mrs shanksi Well done everyone, odaat
Bez-head Jan 2017 7:23pm, 24 Jan 2017 4,658 posts	0 Bez-head Day 24 Potential wobble with Burns night but not going to.
Bez-head Jan 2017 11:19am, 26 Jan 2017 4,659 posts	0 Bez-head Didnt
LindsD Jan 2017 3:34pm, 26 Jan 2017 14,883 posts	0 LindsD JFT
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2017 6:52pm, 26 Jan 2017 26,314 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Nice on Bez. G
Bez-head Jan 2017 7:46pm, 26 Jan 2017 4,660 posts	0 Bez-head Significant wobbling tonight but held firm thanks to better half Just done a run 😀😀
Diogenes Jan 2017 7:48pm, 26 Jan 2017 20,381 posts	0 Diogenes I wobbled last night but have been good the rest of the week. This does tempt me to overindulge tomorrow night and on Saturday when I'm out for a friend's birthday.
mrs shanksi Jan 2017 10:10pm, 26 Jan 2017 7,774 posts	0 mrs shanksi Well done Bez Another Thirsty Thursday in the pub with my lovely running club friends. I had a lime n lemonade and feel great!
The Jogger Jan 2017 12:34pm, 27 Jan 2017 1,145 posts	0 The Jogger Today a day at a time, I am 10,000 days sober. In those 10,000 days my life has changed dramatically. I was someone who revolved their life around the drink, today I revolve my life around living. Within that time I began and finished a career and was able to retire in June at a relatively early age of 58. Last night I returned from Spain after buying a house out there and 10,000 days ago, I hadn't a pot to pi$$ in. So yes there are all sorts of benefits to giving up alcohol but the most important one to me, is living a sober life, doing things i remember doing and not regretting them and the best benefit of my sobriety, is having a 25 year old daughter ( born 2 years into my sobriety) and a relationship with my wife of 32 years , which would not have survived if I had stayed drinking. In fact, I would not have survived if I had stayed drinking. Keep at it everyone, ADAAT it just gets better and better.
Diogenes Jan 2017 12:41pm, 27 Jan 2017 20,402 posts	0 Diogenes Well done TJ, a great account of a really positive outcome.

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! :-)

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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! :-)

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

Al Anon
020 7403 0888

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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