The best way to shift your identity is to act as if you’re already that person. Act as if you’re a nondrinker and believe that you are one. Being a non-drinker is a state of mind. It is about self-discipline and making the next right decision. It’s a practice, just like going to the gym …
The first 30 days of sobriety felt impossible, hard, and miserable but I’m glad I did. It was tough, but I managed to make it through. Here’s how I did it – and how you can do it too. The first 30 days after I quit drinking was hard. It felt like I had an …
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For over a decade I thought I was a normal drinker, I thought everyone got hangovers, blacked out, and overdid it as much as I did. I would poll people that I went out with to see if their hangovers were as bad as mine. My tolerance was increasing steadily in my 20s and I …
Why Offering Easy Access to Resources is Critical for Employees Struggling with Problematic Drinking It’s no secret that drinking can be a problem for some people. In fact, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “About 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder.” That’s a lot of people who could …
Do you offer hangover time off? Do you have beer on tap in the break room? If so, you may be unintentionally promoting problematic drinking within your company culture. Offering these types of perks may seem like inexpensive ways to keep your employees happy and connected with eachother, but they can turn into expensive costs …
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Remove the booze The first step to living an alcohol-free life is ditching the booze. This might sound obvious but removing booze from your house is really step one. For many people, the temptation of drinking can be too much to resist. So it’s important to remove all the alcohol from your home and to …
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known program used to help people recover from addiction. It has saved thousands of lives since its creation in 1935. Over the years, AA has expanded and there are now meetings available virtually from your computer. AA is not always the right answer for everyone. That’s why it’s so great that …
When I first had a baby, I wanted to prove to others that I could still be fun, take our son places and be the same person I was before. After a bit of time passed, the need to please and do everything I did pre-baby became impossible, and the desire to fade as well. …
Most of my early drinking was done out with people, with friends or at work events. After I became a mom I started buying wine for the house. In the beginning, the bottles would last a few days. After my second the wine in the house started to get harder to keep in stock. We …
Everyone’s journey to becoming alcohol-free varies from person to person. Some people experience a “rock bottom” moment where they have no choice but to stop drinking. You don’t have to end up in jail and lose everything in order to make the decision to ditch the booze. Once you make the decision to quit here …
