Boozemusings

If You’re Drinking Too Much Too Often Rethink the Drink

 

Category: How I Stopped Drinking

  • Redefining ‘Me Time’

    Redefining ‘Me Time’

    I saw an e-card on Facebook about eight years ago that made me laugh out loud. “Don’t forget to pick up a bottle of wine for your mom on mother’s day. You’re one of the reasons she drinks” That same e-card seems to come up every year with different illustrations and every year I have…

  • Top Ten Lies Drinkers tell Themselves and Others

    Top Ten Lies Drinkers tell Themselves and Others

    10. I have to drink; It’s the only way I can handle [fill in problem here]. – Of course drinking doesn’t “handle” anything, it just puts off having to handle it, and adds another problem. 9. My body can handle alcohol better than normal people, so I can drink more. – Handling alcohol is not…

  • Why is it so Hard to Stop Drinking ?

    Why is it so Hard to Stop Drinking ?

    I remember a couple of years ago telling a friend that I couldn’t stop smoking because I had some writing to do. I knew that for at least a few weeks I would not be able to write without talking myself into a cigarette. I knew that I would literally not be able to concentrate…

  • The Conversation in my Head

    The Conversation in my Head

    I hear a distant voice telling me I deserve a reward. “You’ve done well” it says. “Damn right!” I proudly proclaim. “Feeling pretty good?” I hear it ask. “You know it” I reply. “You’re rather proud of yourself” the voice notes. And, yes I am. “You should be” it says. I am enjoying my accomplishment,…