Best way to stop drinking

I somehow believe that it has got to do more with your lifestyle than will power. I drank every day before I got married. Now a days, I only drink 2-3 times a month, and I don't have any urge to drink either. What changed? Everything. We now have a kid, a home and some financial burden to take care of. Probably that helped a bit.

If I was you, I'd start with not drinking alone. That's an underrated, but big step to get rid of alcoholism. Just make sure you are drinking with a partner.

The second step would be to leave any friend who also is alcoholic. That way, you won't be drinking everyday.

The third step would obviously be to change your life style. This is completely upto you to judge, as you are the only one who knows how your lifestyle is. Perhaps eat healthy food, excercise, travel a bit (specially, mountains) and so on.

Best of luck!
 
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GiraffeBurgersAndFries said:
:rolleyes: also seen enough of you to know you are nothing but a useless troll. 1st page of Google? Unfortunately I used opiates for over a decade. I've seen a lot. Some people do get hooked after the first experience. Others it's more insidious and grows over time without you even realizing. You shitpost too much, now go get your shine box you fucking goober.

I hope you're doing well today OP. Much love.
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Make sure to report all my posts.

Looking at your replies here, I conclude you don't realize 90% of addictions are mental.

My replies are for the people who can't say no to drugs around people and have mental dependency.

Nobody is shooting morphine or oxycodone the very first time. And nobody is drinking galoons of vodka.

Detox is not required to stop eating it sparingly. You just need to lessen cravings, but this requires something more than discipline.
 
GiraffeBurgersAndFries said:
:rolleyes: also seen enough of you to know you are nothing but a useless troll. 1st page of Google? Unfortunately I used opiates for over a decade. I've seen a lot. Some people do get hooked after the first experience. Others it's more insidious and grows over time without you even realizing. You shitpost too much, now go get your shine box you fucking goober.

I hope you're doing well today OP. Much love.
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It can be easy for some people to get addicted to doing the same thing over and over. People are creatures of habit and doing something out of the ordinary for some is frightening. Did you kick the habit after decade of use?
 
Kambaggo said:
Want to stop drinking and I am considering the Alan Carr method.

Has anyone had success with this or another method?
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Don't know your circumstances or this method. I'm a big drinker by most standards, I take shots and me and friends typically finish a bottle between 3 people in one session of ~3 hours and would have to go for more. I also used to homebrew beer and had 2 x 5 gallon kegs on draft.

While I didn't have a drinking problem, I didn't want to be drinking hard liquor alone at the start of COVID lockdowns so I've made internal promise myself to stop buying hard liquor for myself and really haven't done it since since May of 2020. I did buy bottles of hard liquor few times when I went to social event but avoided doing previous heavy drinking with my friends and / or alone. I've only bought 2 bottles and one of them was because I was travelling with someone this summer to Grand Canyon and was tasked with bringing shared alcohol since other person was going carry on only.

Where my weakness has to be beer. I'm drinking 500ml of Becks and its very light and flavorless and nothing compared to more flavorful homebrewed beers I used to make before kegerator (fridge) broke. To control my urges I came out with a very simple plan. While I still buy beer in bulk for simplicity I control my intake by keeping all of it warm and only putting 2 beers into freezer late into the day for them to be cold by ~7pm for me to enjoy as end of the day tradition. Doing this "method" allowed me to keep things controlled as I want and if I want I can have 1 extra beer during weekend during summer.

KISS approach is best IMO. I also don't see a problem if I average 2 beers per day. In the Middle Ages the entire household drank mild versions of beer when their water supply was extremely polluted and dangerous to consume. Beer in moderation I speak of is actually very nutritional and I've called it liquid lunch before.

I wish you best of luck to cure what you want. I know many people who are are lot worse than me and I'm glad I decided to act up on it on my own.
 
The Great Combinator said:
Don't know your circumstances or this method. I'm a big drinker by most standards, I take shots and me and friends typically finish a bottle between 3 people in one session of ~3 hours and would have to go for more. I also used to homebrew beer and had 2 x 5 gallon kegs on draft.

While I didn't have a drinking problem, I didn't want to be drinking hard liquor alone at the start of COVID lockdowns so I've made internal promise myself to stop buying hard liquor for myself and really haven't done it since since May of 2020. I did buy bottles of hard liquor few times when I went to social event but avoided doing previous heavy drinking with my friends and / or alone. I've only bought 2 bottles and one of them was because I was travelling with someone this summer to Grand Canyon and was tasked with bringing shared alcohol since other person was going carry on only.

Where my weakness has to be beer. I'm drinking 500ml of Becks and its very light and flavorless and nothing compared to more flavorful homebrewed beers I used to make before kegerator (fridge) broke. To control my urges I came out with a very simple plan. While I still buy beer in bulk for simplicity I control my intake by keeping all of it warm and only putting 2 beers into freezer late into the day for them to be cold by ~7pm for me to enjoy as end of the day tradition. Doing this "method" allowed me to keep things controlled as I want and if I want I can have 1 extra beer during weekend during summer.

KISS approach is best IMO. I also don't see a problem if I average 2 beers per day. In the Middle Ages the entire household drank mild versions of beer when their water supply was extremely polluted and dangerous to consume. Beer in moderation I speak of is actually very nutritional and I've called it liquid lunch before.

I wish you best of luck to cure what you want. I know many people who are are lot worse than me and I'm glad I decided to act up on it on my own.
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50 grams of ethanol. That's nothing!
 
Include this in your journey...

1. Have a a strong and compelling reason "why" you are quitting. Write it down.

2. Have a "purpose" in life and something you can channel your energy into every day.

3. Quit sugar as this creates cravings in the body. The sugars in most food have been modified by scientists to keep humans addicted (including nicotine).

4. Eat high fat/protein diet as this curbs cravings as well. Seriously, if you follow a Keto/Carnivore diet, it will greatly reduce all cravings, not just sugar. It will help ground you to your natural self.

5. Establish a relationship with God. Pray every day.

6. Have an accountability partner or group so you are not alone.

7. Use daily positive affirmations.

I wish you the best on your journey.
 
Thanks for all the replies so far, lots of food for thought.

Very interesting to see the different views on this subject.

Not had a drink in about a week now!

I am still debating whether giving up 100% or moderation is what I should be doing.

Thanks again for all the replies!
 
Go to Gym in the morning and evening spend around 4hrs. Make your time very busy. Play some play station games daily.
 
visit to Muslim country, it's hard to find alcohol . I never see firsthand people drunk except on tv or video.
 
Kambaggo said:
Not had a drink in about a week now!

I am still debating whether giving up 100% or moderation is what I should be doing.
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Good job brother! Whether you can moderate or not is something only you can answer. When you drink are you able to cut yourself off or do you find yourself drinking more than you set out to? Have you been able to moderate before but eventually start drinking more and more? I'd ask myself such questions. Most important thing w.r.t that question is to be mindful of your behavior and honest with yourself. Take care.
 
Get transferred to a hospital and get your proper treatment.
 
Kambaggo said:
Want to stop drinking and I am considering the Alan Carr method.

Has anyone had success with this or another method?
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I used the book for smoking it worked fine, I am sure the same principle works for any other addiction.

I stopped drinking alcohol a while ago, by just stopping, it was not a major conscious decision but I think in some way that is due to previously using the method with smoking.

Go for it.
 
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