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Is The Greatest Showman an alcohol pusher? Well of course he’s not. But I want to use that film as an example to show how entrenched the media is (and our lives) with the drug that is called alcohol. Remember, this is a PG, family film that is loved around the world and has grossed …

I was too hungover to sober up sooner. To sober up you need strength, focus, tenacity, energy, self belief, self love, confidence, a shit load of other qualities and ice cream. None of these attributes are created by a hangover. I mean quite seriously that I was too hungover to sober up. Because hangovers don’t …

I’m just gonna say it. Alcohol breath smells of camel shit. I am always quick, I hope, to point out my own hypocrisy so please let me start by saying I had camel shit breath for a long time. But holy roly poly, since I’ve stopped drinking I can really smell it on people’s breath. …

Last night I had an identity crisis about the new me. And I am shook! So last night I went to an event in a massive warehouse, a new and updated Bingo evening. It was a work thing and everyone knew I wasn’t drinking and was really supportive and interested. However, it was horrendous! I …

As mentioned before I love a good eye roll. Since I’ve stopped drinking I’ve been doing a lot of internal eye rolling (so no one can see obviously). My top 5 reasons to set off an internal eye roll…. Plaques/pillows/car stickers etc etc that have some bollocks about how brilliant drinking is. Over a recent …

As mentioned before I love a good eye roll. And since I’ve stopped drinking I’ve been doing a lot of internal eye rolls ( so no one can see obviously). My top 5 reasons that set off an internal eye roll….. 1) Plaques/pillows/car stickers etc etc that have some bollocks about how brilliant drinking is. …

1) Leaving a party or a night out. Before I would be there till the bitter end. Then all of a sudden know it was time to go and leave without saying goodbye. Now it’s way more enjoyable to see my mates, catch up, listen, laugh then go home and sleep. Sober, I would never …

Here are my top 5 quit lit books that have not only helped me but literally (overused word but I do not use it lightly) changed my life. The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley – This was the book that changed it all for me. I’d sought help in other places and also tried to …

To constantly make sure I have chewing gum on me. This was for the morning after. I was  paranoid that my breath would be reeking of stale lager (which it probably did), I covered it up with a minty tab. Oh how lovely. Stale booze and mint smell. To always have a bottle of eye …

I turned 40 last year and for the last 5 years (maybe more…….definitely more) I’ve been worried (knew) that I have a drinking problem. It was easy for me to drink as apart from the  fact I have no kids (I’m a gay man, married, one very beautiful dog who is our furry child), I …