Wall of Mouths

i tried this for new year lasted just over a week, think im gonna just try and cut down rather than give up..its too tough

anyhows good luck mate, 5 weeks is pretty impressive though i think, what timescale you aiming at?

does this mean you will have to change your username, or you gonna find another way to self destruct :D

I’ve started feeling wretched most of the time, my body’s telling me to slow down ;)

For me, it will be 7 weeks without any alcohol on Saturday.

The longer I go without alcohol the easier it is, and the less I miss it again - I have never intended to give up drinking altogether, but at the moment I am quite happy without.

7 weeks probably doesn’t sound like a lot to some people but for me drinking has been a big part of life for the past 10 - 12 years.

I have been out to a few gigs and for a couple of meals with friends… that kinda sucks because there is little alternative to drinking alcohol when out - I have had pints of coke but it is watered down to fuck, but I drove to those so wouldnt have been able to drink anyway.

On the plus side - I feel fantastic. I dont wake up feeling like shit and I am now a firm believer in healthy body = healthy mind. I have been doing about 10 miles a day on the excersise bike and I have been lifting weights. Plus I am eating a lot less and what I do eat has been a lot healthier.

I just fancied a change so with a bit of willpower - I have been good up to now. I gave up a lot of my other ‘bad habits’ just after Christmas - I think it would be pretty stupid to say I am never gonna drink again but with the way I feel at the moment I know I have made a permenant lifestyle change for the better :D

Good luck mate!

Nice one, inspirational indeed. Haven’t indulged in ‘bad habits’ ;) for a month, stopped smoking last week, and shall try and stop drinking, for the time being at least.

Just have to find stuff to keep me occupied because when I did my five-weeker I found that time passed sooooooooooo slowly!

Man, are you nuts? I’m referring to Gav, of course. ;)

Seriously, it’s easier to stay ‘clean’ if you really stand behind your decision and not just do it because you feel something has got to change. It definitely helps if your friends appreciate your sober style and not tease you with offering drinks or fags.

Do you want a beer? :p

i stopped drinking for 5 months when i was 15…sad..shouldnt even have been drinking then…ignored the wise words of my guitar teacher who told me that by the time i was 18 i’d be bored of goin out getting drunk…dunno if thats true…but…a detox is good every few months i think…

i think 5 weeks is enough punishment to put yourself through. any longer and you might actually get to the stage where you’re pissing the bed and having nurses clean you. sounds good? you seen real life nurses?

mr self destruct wrote:

T?totallers? :p

haha - I like it :D

mr self destruct wrote:

Liver damage? Fuck, that’s serious. What were the symptoms?

I do like the idea of a Therapy? fans’ booze support group though. Anyone else want to join the T?totallers? :p

I had a liver infection when I was 16 because of too many drugs, and then resently I have been blacking out a bit and I had serious pains any time I drank. I just lloks like I was run down and got another infection in it I don’t know how but I have been hammering it. Drinking about 8 pints every night some weeks can’t be good.

I have taken notice of the whole problem as friday I got an e.mail from my old flat mate, who used to try annd put Keith Richards to shame and he has been told by his doctor that he has very high blood pressure and that he could have a heart attack if he goes on a big bender again. He is 27!
So this saturday I went out and didn’t drink at all which was very hard and I gave up smoking as well so I was alittle on edge. Bu the people i was with don’t smoke so I watch them get very very pissed and I spent the night chatting to Girls and not slurring like them.
Yesterday I went to the beach and had a run and a swim so two days down many to go.
How did your weekend go?

Having your friends know that you are not smoking anymore or drinking can help you stay straight to an extent. I think my friends back home were surprised when they heard I was back drinking and smoking like i used to after quitting years ago. But over here I don’t really know anyone so no one judges me or stops me.
But I’m focused on being good (to an extent) and seeing family and child in august.

But having a partner that doesn’t drink can be a god send and a pain in the arse as well depending on how you see it. My ex and her friends didn’t drink and thats why they think i’m satan.

Good Lad!

Three gallons of tea you pussy you should get together with my gran she’s hardcore.

You pop round there for half an hour and all you get is “do you want more tea…does your bladder hurt yet..you don’t look uncumptable yet have some more tea” The women is wired!

mmmmmm Tea.

I’m a yorkshire tea fan I like it strong. But green tea and honey is very nice.

A tea bar sounds great would you have mushroom?:rolleyes:

I just saw the “tea-total” bit very good.
What a bunch of alkies we are.

It’s ok apart from the big day out I haven’t done drugs in years, i don’t think i would be able to cope with it anymore. I get enough of a buzz from coffee and strepcils;)