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Use This Mindset Shift If You Want To Quit Drinking

...hools, by society as a whole and by advertisers. You may think that you haven’t been conditioned when it comes to alcohol, but that is highly unlikely. It’s harsh to say, but like a pedophile grooms kids, you’ve been groomed to accept alcohol. To give you some perspective take a look at the list below to see just how often you are encouraged to drink alcohol. Birth of a baby Announcement of a pregnancy Getting a job Leaving a job At a wake Celebrating the new year Celebrating your birthday Celebrating the birthday of a friend Moving house Buying a house Valentines day Graduating from university Going to university Getting engaged Getting...

How To Use Anger To Build Your Dream Alcohol Free Life

...tion that society conditioned you to believe was glamorous and necessary. That’s ok. Feel that anger. Really experience it and then do something you probably haven’t done before. Forgive yourself for not being the person you wanted to be. Put the old you firmly in the past and welcome the new you. Let the anger go and start to build a new, better future. It’s going to be emotional.   Freedom From Alcohol No one wants to see how badly they have screwed up, but you got this. You’re a different person now, with a new perspective and a new life, and you have one thing you never had before. Freedom. When you quit drinking, you gain freedom of choice...

Will You Be A Party Pooper?

...fit into society and drink with the best of them, yet I knew that true fun shouldn’t revolve around alcohol.    I’d witnessed my close friends’ reactions to others declining drinks — those confused looks, the awkward silences.    The pressure to conform in social situations can be overwhelming. In the beginning, it made me hesitate to speak up about my intentions. Now, I’m a different person. Now, I don’t give a f**k! Bring it on I love being a party pooper! I’m much stronger than I ever was and if they don’t like the fact I don’t drink — well, that’s on them. I’m not ruining my life just to make someone else feel good a...

3 Keys To Help You Quit Drinking

...’s what society expects of us. As a result, we often end up drinking more than we really want to. Sometimes it’s more than we can afford, not only in terms of money wasted but also in terms of our health. It might start off with hangovers after a night out when we really push the boat out with our friends, but then it starts to increase as we begin drinking more and more at home. You know it’s the wrong thing to do, but you just can’t break the cycle. Every night you tell yourself you won’t have a drink. But you do. You try to reason with yourself, but the truth is you broke another promise to yourself and the guilt and the shame are starting to e...

3 Things You Stop Doing When You Give Up Alcohol

...� “Our society not only encourages drinking — it takes issue with people who don’t drink.” Annie Grace Author of This Naked Mind Bye Bye Guilt One of the major benefits of not drinking is that you are suddenly relieved of a massive amount of guilt. When you stop drinking there is nothing to feel guilty about. You don’t have to worry that you embarrassed yourself by drinking too much, or by saying the wrong thing because alcohol made you brave, obnoxious, or just plain stupid. “Alcohol erases a bit of you every time you drink it. It can even erase entire nights when you are on a binge. Alcohol does not relieve stress; it erases your senses a...