Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night.
(no booze for me of course, I have issues...
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A Non-Alcoholic Giving Up Beer
Started by femi fan, 2012-01-18 18:00
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#26
ding
mondo vita Posted 2012-01-29 02:02:00
It's a breath of fresh air reading about people without the disease of alcoholism- changing drinking patterns for the better.
Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night. (no booze for me of course, I have issues... )
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StreetCowboy
Titanium Member Posted 2012-01-29 03:10:33
It's a breath of fresh air reading about people without the disease of alcoholism- changing drinking patterns for the better. Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night. (no booze for me of course, I have issues... )Oh eff off you gloating B___ (in jest) Too many of us get wrapped up in our own problems. In my opinion, there are many people like me but not alcoholics who suffer from drinking too much and could benefit from some of the advice on this forum or who may be nascent alcoholics who, with our support and a few good binges, could reach the same depths as the rest of us AA tries to make out that alcoholics are different from the rest of you (as does the Ku Klux Klan) and I am not sure thast is necessarily helpful. We are not different, bar from our insatiable thirst; and others suffer fron thirst too... SC #28
smokie36
Star Member Posted 2012-01-29 03:18:42
It's a breath of fresh air reading about people without the disease of alcoholism- changing drinking patterns for the better. Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night. (no booze for me of course, I have issues... )Oh eff off you gloating B___ (in jest) Too many of us get wrapped up in our own problems. In my opinion, there are many people like me but not alcoholics who suffer from drinking too much and could benefit from some of the advice on this forum or who may be nascent alcoholics who, with our support and a few good binges, could reach the same depths as the rest of us AA tries to make out that alcoholics are different from the rest of you (as does the Ku Klux Klan) and I am not sure thast is necessarily helpful. We are not different, bar from our insatiable thirst; and others suffer fron thirst too... SC Agreed and on that note its time for a curry. And a diet coke of course. #29
Johnniey
Senior Member Posted 2012-01-31 21:24:11
If you are not an alcoholic and can drink moderately when you fancy it, then why give up ? It has been said that alcohol when drunk in moderation does not affect health totster  Exactly - if I were not an alcoholic, I'd drink every single night.! #30
StreetCowboy
Titanium Member Posted 2012-01-31 22:20:58
If you are not an alcoholic and can drink moderately when you fancy it, then why give up ? It has been said that alcohol when drunk in moderation does not affect health totster Exactly - if I were not an alcoholic, I'd drink every single night.! I'm not sure he's 'giving it up' - he's just not drinking for a while. Just because you can is no reason not to. and conversely. SC Advice is easier to give than to follow... #31
femi fan
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-01 21:45:42
Well, for the thread's information, i had a jug of chang draft tonight with my dinner. Four weeks and a night was my abstinence from beer. I have a mate over from abroad and it seemed rude to continue not drinking beer. Today was february, so i had one more out of cameraderie than any particular desire for a beer. It did taste outstanding mind, but after half the jug, then no longer so.
I still think that even three four weeks from not drinking a beer (after three weeks i had a couple of wines at a weekend), my body was unable to adapt. I suspect detoxing was going on, and that when coming off the alcohol/thai beer after donkeys' years on it, then that detoxing does not happen overnight. Perhaps i have months to wait, assuming my beer tonight is a one off. One other thing to report, interestingly to me, is that after about two weeks or so i started not wanting a beer. #32
GrahamF
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-02 02:41:01
Well, for the thread's information, i had a jug of chang draft tonight with my dinner. Four weeks and a night was my abstinence from beer. I have a mate over from abroad and it seemed rude to continue not drinking beer. Today was february, so i had one more out of cameraderie than any particular desire for a beer. It did taste outstanding mind, but after half the jug, then no longer so. I still think that even three four weeks from not drinking a beer (after three weeks i had a couple of wines at a weekend), my body was unable to adapt. I suspect detoxing was going on, and that when coming off the alcohol/thai beer after donkeys' years on it, then that detoxing does not happen overnight. Perhaps i have months to wait, assuming my beer tonight is a one off. One other thing to report, interestingly to me, is that after about two weeks or so i started not wanting a beer. Well, it looks like that you have cut back quite substantially, good for you! As far as detoxing, it should take 72 hours. There are reports of people having night sweats or poor sleep for up to 6 weeks, I don't know about that. If you are feeling so out of sorts for the length of time that you have been, then I strongly suggest that you get a complete physical, your previous drinking may have been masking the effects of something else. As to having to have a beer because it would be rude not to, I just can't subscribe to that. If you don't want a beer or any alcoholic drink, then don't have one. If you want a drink then have it. Did your friend make you have a beer? Just seems like you are being a little dishonest with yourself here. So what are your plans for future drinking, are you planning on stopping or going to continue having the occasional drink? If you do decide to continue drinking then the advice I would give you is to keep on eye on how much you are drinking, it may get to be more and more over time. Again, good luck. #33
Ijustwannateach
Star Member Posted 2012-02-05 14:30:59
I've had friends mention before going off alcohol for a month or so just to see what it would be like- maybe they had some questions about themselves and their habits. Certainly nothing that would really hurt, so why not? Self-knowledge and awareness are good ends in themselves.
#34
femi fan
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-07 21:06:46
Well, it looks like that you have cut back quite substantially, good for you! As far as detoxing, it should take 72 hours. There are reports of people having night sweats or poor sleep for up to 6 weeks, I don't know about that. If you are feeling so out of sorts for the length of time that you have been, then I strongly suggest that you get a complete physical, your previous drinking may have been masking the effects of something else. As to having to have a beer because it would be rude not to, I just can't subscribe to that. If you don't want a beer or any alcoholic drink, then don't have one. If you want a drink then have it. Did your friend make you have a beer? Just seems like you are being a little dishonest with yourself here. So what are your plans for future drinking, are you planning on stopping or going to continue having the occasional drink? If you do decide to continue drinking then the advice I would give you is to keep on eye on how much you are drinking, it may get to be more and more over time. Again, good luck. Never felt out of sorts, just not what i expected. A bit 'funny'. Part of my drinking, and perhaps for many others, is the socialising aspect to it. Hence my comment it'd be rude not to. If one is to decide either way about drinking beer, then addressing this perceived self-rudeness is necessary. Finding an answer is part of the whole exposure to something new. Of course, if i really didn't want a beer, then i'd not have one. I think i'm going to occasionally drink draft beer, or non thai bottled beer. [It may be that any detoxing reactions i felt were due to stopping the flow of additives or preservatives or chemicals into my body from the thai bottled beer] And on holidays and breaks i shall enjoy a little beer too. Other than that, which will be most of the time, i'm not going to drink anything. After a trip over the weekend that led to me enjoying my beers again, i realise that when i drink beer i want more beer, and when i don't drink beer i don't want to start again, not interested. It will be interesting to see what happens... #35
femi fan
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-07 21:08:15
I've had friends mention before going off alcohol for a month or so just to see what it would be like- maybe they had some questions about themselves and their habits. Certainly nothing that would really hurt, so why not? Self-knowledge and awareness are good ends in themselves. Agreed. Having tried it out, i realise as i suspected that for much of the time i don't really want to drink beer any more, whereas in the past i loved doing so. I like not drinking, and i like drinking, so perhaps i can't lose... #36
ding
mondo vita Posted 2012-02-08 13:42:28
It's a breath of fresh air reading about people without the disease of alcoholism- changing drinking patterns for the better. Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night. (no booze for me of course, I have issues... )Oh eff off you gloating B___ (in jest) Too many of us get wrapped up in our own problems. In my opinion, there are many people like me but not alcoholics who suffer from drinking too much and could benefit from some of the advice on this forum or who may be nascent alcoholics who, with our support and a few good binges, could reach the same depths as the rest of us AA tries to make out that alcoholics are different from the rest of you (as does the Ku Klux Klan) and I am not sure thast is necessarily helpful. We are not different, bar from our insatiable thirst; and others suffer fron thirst too... SC 
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StreetCowboy
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-08 14:19:10
It's a breath of fresh air reading about people without the disease of alcoholism- changing drinking patterns for the better. Hearing about this stuff in action motivates me every time. So I had oatmeal & fresh blueberries this morning and green tea last night. (no booze for me of course, I have issues... )Oh eff off you gloating B___ (in jest) Too many of us get wrapped up in our own problems. In my opinion, there are many people like me but not alcoholics who suffer from drinking too much and could benefit from some of the advice on this forum or who may be nascent alcoholics who, with our support and a few good binges, could reach the same depths as the rest of us AA tries to make out that alcoholics are different from the rest of you (as does the Ku Klux Klan) and I am not sure thast is necessarily helpful. We are not different, bar from our insatiable thirst; and others suffer fron thirst too... SC Its another anonymous organisation that tries to make out that we are different from other people. Unlike the KKK, AA seeks to blend into society but changing and improving the spiritual character of its members, and helping them to be more tolerant and understanding of others. SC #38
ace
Senior Member Posted 2012-04-14 17:46:10
Hi, so my story, as a Brit I have naturally spent 25 years on/off binge drinking. I've never been alcoholic, although 2 of my (former) best friends back in the UK are.
For the last 6 months or so, I've found that just 4 or 5 light (small San mig / leo) beers makes me feel sick and tired. I don't get fun drunk just go straight to the sick bit, have to go to bed, wake up early, feel crap, depressed badly, on what I would have considered just getting started before. Is this indicative of Hepatitis? I'm certainly in the risk group as I love hos and hate condoms. Living in Pattya I decided I just have to quit 100% as there's no quiet nights here... |
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