Health & Family Dry July

The body is feeling much better - and sleeping has improved - but - but - not having a glass of red on a chilly winter night is killing me!

 

I'm doing it too. I had a big Saturday last week, took days to recover, so I'm going dry for the rest of July.

 

I'll have one (or two) for you

 

Wettest July in a long time here.


And the weather is pretty bad too

 

Tried many times but keep failing, cant get past 48 hours so obviously a problem.

 

I think I'm with you on that one. Would like to drink less - maybe less stress would help?.......

 

Or maybe just less enjoyment of wine? I love a glass of red at the moment, Id struggle to give it up without a good reason.

 

Only ever have a glass on days ending in Y

 

One of our friends is doing Hahn Dry on the first day, Tooheys Dry next, Scotch and dry after that etc

 

Dry July made me miserable.

I now go for 3 days a week with no grog - but that is an average over the month.

That counts as dry July. It's all relative really.

 

I don´t know, once it has got a hold of you its a very difficult drug to quit. It´s hurt & killed a number of people in my family including my father 20 years ago, so I want to stop. For many simply drinking less is not an option, they can´t stop once started.

There is this stuff called Naltrexone that suppresses opiods in the brain and blocks the effects of alcohol & the urge to drink. Works for some, & with other narcotics also.

 

After test driving Dry July and whatnot over many years, I decided to stop playing with addiction and gave up drinking nearly two years ago. Best thing I ever did - clear head (took a few months), no hangovers, big savings, no having to worry what I said/did, better relationships, you name it - and I don't crave it at all. I think that the more you need a drink, the more you really don't.

The best resource I have ever come across on this is Allen Carr's book 'Easy way to control alcohol'. It turned me off the stuff for good.

 

Oh - I feel so much better, and less grumpy, and waking refreshed - but after putting together 20-something Ikea kitchen drawers I could murder an apple cider ... ... cuppa chamomile tea instead

 

It wont work unless you replace the wine, a substitute..... hot chocolate would be good

 

Wise words!

It's too late for me to do the Dry July but I'm starting it now and want to make drinking an irregular occurrence. I know I drink too much and a lot of that is due to stress and feeling financially insecure while trying to achieve financial freedom. Obviously spending money on alcohol is counter-intuitive towards the goal, let alone the obvious detrimental health and relation impacts alcohol dependence can cause. My problem is I binge drink so the whole alcohol is fine in moderation approach doesn't work for me. Another motivation for me is the psychological side.

 

Diversify!

 

I strongly recommend reading the book I mentioned before. It systematically dismantles the beliefs most people have that alcohol provides enjoyment, improves confidence, gives courage, reduces stress, solves life's problems and even tastes good. It's not just a case that the cons of drinking outweighing the pros - there are no valid pros to speak of at all. Once you come to that realisation, quitting drinking becomes quite effortless.