Anyone doing Dry January?

[PoppyD]

Yea but only because I haven't made any plans so thought I might aswell.

 

[Mrs Cucumber]

I am but am hoping to do longer than just Jan, I need to loose a lot of weight and would rather have the calories in gin as a bar of chocolate!

 

[Titntat]

Me neither.

 

[Rlulu67]

I am and I’m really struggling which is ridiculous! I’m starting a new job on Monday and want a clear head.

 

[AmberSpyglass]

I am and I’m really struggling which is ridiculous! I’m starting a new job on Monday and want a clear head.

Do you have a ‘witching hour’ where you would normally have a drink? , is that where you’re struggling?

Honestly , it gets easier and if you stick to it this time next week you’ll feel much better.

Stick with it and good luck with the job

 

[bubbletea123]

Nope. This will sound bad, but I find it surprising that some people struggle to even go one month without alcohol. I've never been a big drinker though, even as a teenager, I think because people in my family had alcohol issues so it put me off.

 

[CosmicCreepers]

When you say on the verge of alcoholism , how much are you drinking because, and I’m saying this with kindness , if you are at that point , staying dry in January is the least of your worries.



There are a lot of people who wish it could be easy to decline a drink but sadly it isn’t the case.

Not now but earlier this year, I don't want to put that label on myself as it is a serious problem and not to be taken lightly. It was certainly becoming a habit, and as someone whose friends love to drink, it can be the social pressure that can make you drink so much.

 

[Rlulu67]

Do you have a ‘witching hour’ where you would normally have a drink? , is that where you’re struggling?

Honestly , it gets easier and if you stick to it this time next week you’ll feel much better.

Stick with it and good luck with the job

Ah thanks! My friends are just too social and I live in a house share with 6 people that all LOVE a drink so I’m being super antisocial and avoiding them ... I think I need to get a hobby

 

[Ohmydays]

I am and I’m really struggling which is ridiculous! I’m starting a new job on Monday and want a clear head.

Ha ha ha me too !!! I’m gonna try again today or maybe tomorrow . No bloody willpower