tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post6644533351311416228..comments2023-10-07T09:02:51.867+01:00Comments on Emily Benet: 365 Days Without Alcohol - Could You Do It?Emily Benethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889594625649397804noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-73306320404430364672014-06-20T20:58:13.121+01:002014-06-20T20:58:13.121+01:00Your post is very inspiring. It's really wise ...Your post is very inspiring. It's really wise to keep tabs on the days and weeks of quitting and foregoing as a metric for not only achievement, but a new habit. What can defeat addiction but new habits, right? Well I hope you're living up to your virtue. All the best! <br /><br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/+MidwestInstituteforAddictionStLouis/posts?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Scott McKinney @ Midwest Institute For Addiction</a> Scott McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13400796819794145196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-37858861767768116412013-10-04T23:01:04.302+01:002013-10-04T23:01:04.302+01:00Your crazy.. I once. Woke up next to a river bank ...Your crazy.. I once. Woke up next to a river bank after going out for a few beers..I was unlucky of could have rolled in...I got up walked to my mate's and drove home still drunk.. Crazy Mo fo... But without booze how good would the blue Angel be? Tiffany.. Thriller..sober? Everything in moderation except crack cocaine.. Once your on that shit ur f#cked.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470771919775258162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-88942603049266869652013-09-21T09:57:58.103+01:002013-09-21T09:57:58.103+01:00I know Im not a fan of alcohol - it killed my best...I know Im not a fan of alcohol - it killed my best friend at the age of 42, little or no warning, gone. But I have enjoyed a drink over the years, I have been drunk and had hangovers.. I very quickly learned I didnt like hangovers so I learned to drink in moderation, tipsy was allowed on rare occasions but thats as far as Id go.<br />I have never understood the thought that it makes things better.. it doesnt .. its like a cigarette.. its a crutch or many use it as such and that is abuse really. <br />I dont mind anyone having a drink socially and responsibly but it ISN'T a cure for anything so perhaps if you use it as such you ought to examine what is not right with your life and change it. Its not being brave, its about learning to love yourself and then by all means when you are ok in your own skin, enjoy the occasional drink as a simple pleasure.<br />maidofkenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989313217134763944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-4254602561879968862013-09-17T15:44:53.475+01:002013-09-17T15:44:53.475+01:00Mikey - socialising is the problem, especially in ...Mikey - socialising is the problem, especially in Britain where every social occasion except 'Coffee' involves a drink! And you do just feel like an observer of the group when everyone else is getting tipsy. I don't expect to last much longer than another week! <br /><br />Michael, good luck with finishing the novel. I'm craving getting an idea down on paper more than having a drink at the moment!Shop Girlhttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-62002184886359036182013-09-17T13:59:20.371+01:002013-09-17T13:59:20.371+01:00I've given up booze the last few years for at ...I've given up booze the last few years for at least a month around Feb/Mar every year - sometimes I've done the whole of Lent (not for religious reasons - it just seems a good times of year to do it). There's no particular reason for doing it except as Ben says -- to prove that you can.<br /><br />Credit to Ben for sticking it out a year - and I agree completely with most of what he says. Fortunately I haven't found it too hard to do - even going down the pub a lot. But it's an exercise with diminishing returns -- there's quite a noticable effect over the first week or so but then you just get used to it. I've found that both mentally and physically (as my heart rate monitor tells me when I've been running). Not drinking alcohol just makes things a bit less colourful.<br /><br />I've found myself drinking less through necessity. I'm currently trying to finish off a novel and I've had a few whole weekends recently where I've gone quite happily for the coffee instead of the wine as I know I'm not going to get distracted into doing odd, pointless, time-wasting activities (and the lure of the unexpected is half the fun of having a drink).Mike Clarkehttp://www.macnovel.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-50889537284375776732013-09-17T13:32:15.577+01:002013-09-17T13:32:15.577+01:00For some people it changes their life and they car...For some people it changes their life and they carry on forever. For me - I reckon a cold glass of something is good for you in moderation.<br /><br />(I'm so rubbish at moderation though!)<br /><br />I think I've taken for granted the never having a hangover bit. I did usually have a headache every Saturday and Sunday morning and the odd Thursday. <br /><br />People tend to notice when you haven'd drunk anything for this long so you have to tell them. They usually assume there's something wrong with you which is awkward.Ben Blackmanhttp://redtrouserdays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-84913557308093376142013-09-17T11:59:10.558+01:002013-09-17T11:59:10.558+01:00Well, not many blogs can get me laughing and then ...Well, not many blogs can get me laughing and then zap right in there with the profound thoughts too. Hat firmly off to Ben for doing this. Must make Mrs B's pregnancy much easier! I threatened to make my husband do it (think lead balloon).Isabel Rogershttp://isabelrogers.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-75791918619852194762013-09-17T11:58:26.655+01:002013-09-17T11:58:26.655+01:00When I was about 28 / 29 I gave up booze for about...When I was about 28 / 29 I gave up booze for about 18 months. I felt better for it, and in particular my hearing got loads sharper. <br /><br />In the end, it was socialising with people who were drinking that broke me. People who are even slightly tipsy are unbearable unless you've had a couple of drinks too.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375637475795118873.post-69297655131985004502013-09-17T11:51:25.664+01:002013-09-17T11:51:25.664+01:00Testing Testing comment settings!
Can I just say ...Testing Testing comment settings!<br /><br />Can I just say Ben, I'm disappointed you don't feel younger and fitter! Where is my incentive now? I've just completed a week without a drink and I do seem to have a bit more mental energy which meant I was wide awake until very late! It's all about focusing that energy I suppose, and lots of running! <br /><br />I think not telling anyone you're giving up is fantastic advice! Advice which you are obviously no longer following!<br /><br />Thanks for being on the blog :) X Shop Girlhttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com