The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[The Jogger]

Longitudinal studies show over 8 years that AA is no more effective than any other type of help such as tapering off or NHS model of recovery.

I think they would be difficult to verify because of the anontmity of AA members.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Not really, there's quite a lot of research including AA members, over 3500 in one study alone.

 

[The Jogger]

What really matters is that people are able to give up successfully whichever route they take. I am certainly not going to get into a debate over which way is best. AA worked for me and for many, many others I know.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

In my case it would have started gradually, I use to feel rough but not just rough, I started getting panic attacks triggered by the hangover. It was a bit of a vicious circle for me as I was always keen to get the hare of the dog. I would sometimes feel very jittery and jumpy. I would lack confidence but when I had the cure, things would seem to improve, for a while. But it affects different people differently, the not so normal hangover.

Oh nasty. I've never had that.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

You have solved your own problem within your post.

Yes I agree mate, I should quit altogether to be honest

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

5 weeks tomorrow for me and thanks to the chest infection I've had, I'm just starting to feel the benefits. I feel great and not even craved once, the 5 or 6 booze free months in 2013 must have helped me prep for this.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

5 weeks tomorrow for me and thanks to the chest infection I've had, I'm just starting to feel the benefits. I feel great and not even craved once, the 5 or 6 booze free months in 2013 must have helped me prep for this.

Brilliant! I'm quite staggered that I haven't actually craved booze at all. And as an ex-smoker I know what real craving feels like!

 

[The Jogger]

Brilliant! I'm quite staggered that I haven't actually craved booze at all. And as an ex-smoker I know what real craving feels like!

I like the pun.
You want to try giving both up together while working in a club..........now that was hard.

 

[edindave]

Well those who are doing the whole of January are past the halfway point as of midday... so well done!
I only started on the 4th so will need to carry on till the 4th Feb - not quite at the halfway mark but still feeling good

The big bottle of Hoegaarden that has sat solemnly in the fridge the whole time must be wondering what's going on!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well tonight someone ripped my neighbour's gas pipe off their wall causing huge jets of gas to spew into the street and into their living room. They knocked on my door in a panic and I took hold of the situation (I'm always calm in stressful situations), I told them who to call and I ended up going into the house to turn off the gas.

My neighbours then brought round a bottle of Wild Turkey so 'everyone could calm down'.

Do you think I accepted their kind offer to join them in having a very large slug of whisky?

 

[Kies]

my last night of being oncall, so tommorow evening will be another test. havn't had the urge to drink at all thus far.
@Andrew_Culture , i think you took a rain cheque on that whiskey after explaining your on the wagon for January?

 

[edindave]

Do you think I accepted their kind offer to join them in having a very large slug of whisky bourbon?

I think you might have been tempted if it was a decent whisky, but I'll say no.
P.S. FTFY!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Nope, I passed.

 

[Fubar]

Only just noticed this thread, I am "clean" since Hogmanay (only one bottle of beer at the bells), fine so far so January should be a scoosh!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I think you might have been tempted if it was a decent whisky, but I'll say no.
P.S. FTFY!

Oops, I should have known it's Bourbon!