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  • Not My Circus Not My Monkeys

    Not My Circus Not My Monkeys

    What are the reasons I drank? Alcohol had become my ‘go to’ for all life’s ups and downs. I’m not alone in that. That’s why many people drink alcohol. So what are the reasons you need to drink alcohol? Have you found any of them yet? My embers were always slow burning in me and…

  • When You’re Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired – How to Say No to Alcohol in The Party Season

    When You’re Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired – How to Say No to Alcohol in The Party Season

    When I chose to eliminate alcohol from my life I knew it would be hard at the beginning. I learnt very quickly that by changing the drink in my glass – I was also changing my life for the better. After an on off alcohol drinking career that had lasted 34 years with many ups and…

  • Blowing Away the Illusion of the Need for Alcohol

    Blowing Away the Illusion of the Need for Alcohol

    Have you had enough? Do you feel like you need to drink or want to drink but have had enough hungover mornings? Enough anxiety? Enough groundhog days and groundhog nights? Enough alcohol? When was “enough” finally enough for me? Regretfully far too many years were wasted when I already knew the answer to the question…

  • Why I Stopped Drinking and How I Grew to Love Living Alcohol Free

    Why I Stopped Drinking and  How I Grew to Love Living Alcohol Free

    Alcohol promised one thing but led to another… Alcohol makes me feel better.I feel so ill. Alcohol makes me feel happy.I feel sad and depressed. Alcohol helps me sleep better.I wake at 3am mind racing and agitated. Alcohol helps me to cope.I can’t cope. Alcohol heightens my senses.I feel numb. Alcohol makes me feel great.I…

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