Category: How I Stopped Drinking

  • What is BOOM or the BoozeMusings Community Forum?

    What is BOOM or the BoozeMusings Community Forum?

    “BOOM is my lifeline to a new Alcohol Free life, to be supported in a safe, respectful space where I can truly open up. I’m so grateful for this wonderful platform and it’s much, much more than I can put into words. It’s a huge part of my day/life now. ”

  • How to get From Here to There

    How to get From Here to There

    I’ve been pondering the question of how to get from here to there when you stop drinking. Here of course being addicted to alcohol and there, being free from alcohol. This is a very different thing to ‘not drinking’. Not drinking is very hard work! It assumes that drinking is desirable but for some reason,…

  • Why is it so Hard for Habitual Drinkers to Just Stop Drinking?

    Why is it so Hard for Habitual Drinkers to Just Stop Drinking?

    How the Little Voice works Full disclosure: Everything that follows is my personal opinion. Feel free to throw rocks, but if you don’t mind, pick small ones with rounded edges. Pillows would be good! The human mind is associative. Our thoughts and experiences create associations in memory. Examples: When I was very young, we went…

  • 95%

    Today I check off Day 95 of the 100-day challenge. I’ve been thinking about what my 100-day post will be, but recently there have been quite a few new HSMers posting about their beginnings and struggles. I wanted to take a moment to look back on looking forward, if that makes sense. On 12 November,…