The benefits of giving up alcohol

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HappyG(rrr) Jun 2020 10:20am, 10 Jun 2020 35,139 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) WA, I was bought Feragaia for Christmas. I liked it. I also liked Seedlip though, so who can tell?! masterofmalt.com My family said it tasted like cough mixture, but I thought it was interesting, with some tonic in it or just over ice. G
GregP Jun 2020 10:50am, 10 Jun 2020 120,223 posts	0 GregP As I understand it, Gobi's Law applies?
Derby Tup Jun 2020 11:12am, 10 Jun 2020 42,949 posts	0 Derby Tup Gobi’s Law?
WA Jun 2020 11:12am, 10 Jun 2020 7,006 posts	0 WA Thanks :-)G
Sigh Jun 2020 11:18am, 10 Jun 2020 6,587 posts	0 Sigh Glad you asked, Tuppers!
GregP Jun 2020 11:21am, 10 Jun 2020 120,227 posts	0 GregP I thought it had come up before - some people, I'm a bit agnostic on this - will avoid anything that waddles and quacks like an alcoholic drink, even if it has no alcohol in it. A bit like a vegetarian not being comfortable eating a meat-flavoured veggie 'burger'.
Sigh Jun 2020 11:32am, 10 Jun 2020 6,589 posts	0 Sigh Ahh, I see.
LindsD Jun 2020 11:48am, 10 Jun 2020 37,678 posts	0 LindsD Yes, Gobi's law definitely applies.
Winniefree Jun 2020 11:51am, 10 Jun 2020 1,687 posts	0 Winniefree My new favourite is Belvoir Ginger Cordial with tonic water - might be worth a try instead of gin/spirits WA. It has quite a kick. I like Seedlip but can’t bring myself to pay that much money for what is essentially distilled water.
GregP Jun 2020 11:54am, 10 Jun 2020 120,232 posts	0 GregP Blimey. Winniefree seems to be very much on my wavelength. Except I’d go with bottlegreen aromatic ginger & lemongrass.

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)
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mrs shanksi
Derby Tup
iaincr
Love Lettuce
DocM
LindsD
GeneHunt59
GregP