I drink enough alcohol every night to make me drunk. I don't get roaring drunk, but enough to become wobbly, and most importantly enough to make me sleep. I don't crave alcohol during the day, but in the evenings I certainly I want a drink. I can go for a few days without drinking, but then it soon starts again.
Anyone got any good ideas for helping me to stop this and only drinking occasionally???
2007-01-17 21:13:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Sorry, I really am, but I'm afraid there is no remedy for you situation apart from complete abstinence. You see it is the nature of the addiction - alcohol. If you were not addicted (and alcohol is incredibly addictive) you wouldn't be asking for tips and you would already be using it sparingly. I really am trying to help, I am not trying to offend you. Some people can have 1 or 2 drinks and some cannot. It is not an art that you are able to learn. I too used to drink and my opinion was always along the lines of why would I only have 1 or 2 drinks when I can have 15 ??? As you well know, sooner or later it becomes a little to hard to do it that way. Once you get that monkey off your back you'll never look back and you have sincerely just crossed the line and made the first step. CONGRATULATIONS. Good Luck.
PEACE
2007-01-17 21:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Minx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Willpower I'm afraid! Or hypnotherapy could well be the way forward, as it's a bit like trying to lose weight. You need to have the craving taken away and hypnotherapy has a really good history for that.
If you're encouraged by good results, then do yourself a chart for the wall where you can put a huge tick every night you don't have a drink. Consider your health and possibly your weight too. I would have thought that a couple of weeks without a drink should make you feel better in yourself, your skin should be a bit clearer (replace that alcohol with water). But your long-term health is in serious danger if you're drinking enough to get drunk every night. Your liver is in jeopardy amongst other things.
No offence intended, but it sounds distinctly to me like you have a drinking problem so if you'd rather give up completely, seek some help from AA or another therapy group.
No-one needs to drink every night, in fact no-one NEEDS to drink ever. Alcohol is not a required part of nutrition, and although the antioxidant virtues of a bit of red wine have been high in the media for some time, you're still better off without it.
Take the plunge, kick this habit, and good luck.
2007-01-17 21:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by emsr2d2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat nourishing food with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables being part of it. Chew each morsel at least 32 times. This will activate signal to the brain as soon as u have had enough. Besides this change in eating style, take regular light exercises and brisk walks every day. U will be able to gain/shed all extra weight gracefully and in a reasonable time span. No food or drink in between the food and not more than three meals a day, unless u r diabetic. Start some workouts when u come home.
2007-01-17 21:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to me. I've been through that just last year. And am currently going through it now. (Stopped on Tues.) The only way for me, is get some sleeping tablets and take them for 1 week. After that your body doesn't crave it. After the week just take a couple of paracetamol before bed to help you sleep, I realise the paracetamol isn't an ideal solution but it's better than getting 'wobbly' every night, just like what I used to do. We know the drink's not good and that's why we know deep down we have to stop. The only other thing, for me, I have to stop drinking all together (DON'T PANIC!) After a week you stop thinking about it, promise. I'm only going through this again, now, because I started drinking at Xmas.
I tell you if I can do it, ANYONE can!!!
You can't just drink occasionally, because you will just fall back into the habit of drinking every night. It IS hard, but it's well worth it. Stick in there mate and good luck!!!!
2007-01-17 22:24:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jane H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some really good answers here - you should study them all - I would suggest that you review what's happening in your life right now .... you indirectly suggest your mind is working over time because you're drinking to help you sleep .... you go out a lot because of the social element - which means you don't spend much or any time thinking about things that are bothering you .....
something I found very helpful was to write down things as they come into my head .... for some reason by writing them down they stop whizzing around my mind all the time.....
later look at your list and prioritise things into an order of things you can do something about - and how, and things you might want to ask for help from others for ... there may however be things no one can do anything about and you then have to assume a mindset that just accepts this ....
you might also want to do some gentle stretching and breathing exercises about half an hour before you go to bed .... these often help just to relax the mind and body - often enough to allow you to sleep ....
hope the above helps
2007-01-21 01:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you've two options - only allow yourself to drink once a week or give up altogether and re-introduce alcohol later in the year if you feel ready. take up a hobby, or go to AA meetings, or have a walk in the park every night or something to get you away from the pub/drinks cabinet. take the AA questionnaire and decide whether or not your drinking is causing problems with your health, social life, work life or relationships. i would guess that if your drinking every evening then it is possibly causing problems in one or more of those areas. if your problem is insomnia treat that problem in a different way. try meditation, relaxation cds, reading, herbal medications or even a prescribed sleep aid from your gp. your gp will also be able to advise you on your drinking. i hope that you find a way that works for you without causing you any worry or hardship. take care of yourself - cut down on the drink and then when your mind is clearer, assess what the root problem is and then go and fix it! good luck mate!
2007-01-17 21:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sinead G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really think you have a problem, then get some professional help. I had a buddy from my hometown who had a drinking problem. He'd come home from work and have a drink, not intending to get drunk, but the problem was that he didn't know when to stop. He got himself into a lot of trouble... lost his job, got 2 DUIs, had trouble with his family, etc. My best advice would be to just stop drinking altogether if you can't stop at one or two. If you can't do it alone, then get help. I assume you're worried about it since you're on here asking, so do something about it. Best of luck.
2007-01-17 21:21:46 · answer #7 · answered by rpasadena55 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take up a sport or something to get you out the house in the evening. When i went to the gym, before i turned lazy, i found that afterwards having a drink was the last thing i wanted to do. You're probably just stuck in a routine that you need to break.
2007-01-17 21:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by Katy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a lifestyle choice not to keep alcohol at your house. The trouble sleeping suggests that you may need to wake up earlier or exercise more so you are not up late thinking and thinking. Maybe try meditating, at least that isn't poisoning your body and mind.
2007-01-17 21:23:04 · answer #9 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you buy a crate of beer when shopping and say that has to last you a certain amoutn of weeks. start with going 1 week, then try 2, and so on......
i have a bottle of white wine a night and i get tipsy but as im on my own looking after two kids in the day- i think i deserve it.
2007-01-17 21:30:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋