I’m a gay man who’s decided to go alcohol free These are my past, present and future thoughts. No expert on this just an ex expert drinker!
Growing up I always knew I was a sensitive person. It wasn’t something I was proud of, in fact, for a boy to be seen as sensitive it can be pretty negative. It’s not ‘manly’ to have feelings, or get hurt by ‘small things’ or to be compassionate to others. Add this to realising your …
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Hello all…..I recorded a podcast episode for the lovely Emily Hawkins back in October.
If you fancy a listen here’s the link to the episode.
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So…what to say when you tell someone you no longer drink. Anyone else struggle with this? I know I do, but it has got a lot better. I’m now 18 months in and it still feels like coming out each time I utter the words ‘I don’t drink’. With each word I speak feeling as …
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So, when you decide to become sober SOME people will think it’s completely normal to call you boring! But I can assure you, there is nothing more boring than a drunk person….and this is why…..
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So this was my second festive period without the crazy juice and it was fantastic. Last year I spent a lot of time being nervous about an alcohol free Christmas but this year I relaxed in the knowledge that it would be great. And it was. No hangovers, no anxiety, no talking shit (my family …
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Hoorah! December is here. Apart from the fact it means I’ll soon be eating my own weight in mince pies it also means that I have a few socials coming up. Which also means I need my answers why I no longer drink alcohol ready…..
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No more alcohol means no more heartburn. Which I of course blamed everything else for (even pollen). No more alcohol means no more night sweats. A bed wetter at 40? No hun. No more alcohol means no more bad breath like you’ve swallowed a teenagers sock. No more alcohol means no more cigarettes. I would …
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So, you know the massive heap of llama shit excuses and reasons you tell yourself to keep on drinking? Well a few of my biggest ones were that alcohol made me connect with my friends more. That it made me more myself and able to say what I really wanted to say. But oh babes…..it …
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Who’s your biggest sober champ? Well it should be YOU! We’ve all had help on this sober adventure but ultimately it comes down to YOU. YOU have made the massive life saving change, YOU have stopped necking the poison and it is YOU who has become a sober champion (right, I’ll stop shouting YOU now). …
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One of the things that kept me on the poison was the fear that things would change without alcohol. That things wouldn’t be as good, that I wouldn’t be as good, that life would be dull. I even worried that mates might not like me anymore. Well I was right. Things did change and this …
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