The cutting out/cutting down alcohol thread (part 7)

graemecarter

mookiepook wrote: »

Good morning everyone.
Hello, GC. In answer to your questions, the Allen Carr book is actually about stopping drinking altogether. In a nutshell, just like in the stop smoking book, he looks into all the reasons why we drink (eg. to relax, to feel more outgoing, to cope with stress, etc) and analyses each one in turn. He believes that it's all an illusion - that most people drink because it's the done thing, because 90% of adults drink, that we've all been brainwashed into thinking that we're getting enjoyment out of it when in fact drinking alcohol is just an addiction like any other. I'd recommend anyone to read the book and then make up their own mind - but it certainly struck a chord with me.

Sounds interesting. For me smoking was a total addiction. I got nothing from it, apart from it stopped the cravings. Alcohol was an addiction too, but I did it to change the way I felt. And fit in, etc

Though I don't know if 90% of adults would say they are addicted to drinking!! I am alcoholic, but I wear my hard hat if I suggest someone else is...

mollypolly

mookiepook wrote: »

Good morning everyone.
Hello, GC. In answer to your questions, the Allen Carr book is actually about stopping drinking altogether. In a nutshell, just like in the stop smoking book, he looks into all the reasons why we drink (eg. to relax, to feel more outgoing, to cope with stress, etc) and analyses each one in turn. He believes that it's all an illusion - that most people drink because it's the done thing, because 90% of adults drink, that we've all been brainwashed into thinking that we're getting enjoyment out of it when in fact drinking alcohol is just an addiction like any other. I'd recommend anyone to read the book and then make up their own mind - but it certainly struck a chord with me.

Allen Carrs book 'No More Hangovers' is still my bible.I often have a read back through it to remind myself of his ideas re drinking.
It was this book that helped me to give up completely along with this thread.

Good Luck Mookiepook.

xxxx

Miss_Piggy_2

Afternoon all.

How are we all? New look forums...takes a bit of getting used to!

Had an easyish morning. Mooched about it in garden with Piglet and have got a big pile of salad stuff ready for tea later. Looks yummy!

Not looking forward to going to work later....our work tops are quite hot:eek: and they don't look right with anything other than trousers. SO the trip to and from work in the car will be hot!!:eek:

Miss P
xx

69chick

Hiya all, Not an af weekend for me but pretty moderate (no hangovers luckily) back on the wagon today so planning on an af week at least till Friday when we will be down in the South for a family weekend and christening...


Nice to see you SSA and well done on your continued afness :T

BB I am loving the couch to 5k (can you tell ) you will be glad if you give it a go..You are a lovely Mummy to DS and he is lucky that you have been able to contribute to his deposit, not many people can do that these days xxx Glad things seem to be looking up with Mr BB

Sounds like a fab weekend at yours Miss P, piglet is a lucky little boy..will be checking out facebook later to see if there are any new piccys

Need to get back to work now, but will catch up better later...

Oh and HI to HB you are definitely missed hun, come back soon xxx

honeybear_2

Oh it's so lovely to come back & have people say nice things. You're all great :A

No work for me today so have been in the sun & probably singed my fur :rotfl:

Lurkio

honeybear wrote: »

Oh it's so lovely to come back & have people say nice things. You're all great :A

No work for me today so have been in the sun & probably singed my fur :rotfl:

NICE THINGS!!!!

:wave:




don't mind me.... I'm not here.....

Pippilongstocking

Me neither (waves hello) nope I'm not here.

honeybear_2

Lurkio wrote: »

don't mind me.... I'm not here.....

fayjmck wrote: »

Me neither (waves hello) nope I'm not here.

Hello, invisible ones

maman

:wave:

Hello HB, I'm here. Good to have you back.

honeybear_2

maman wrote: »

:wave:

Hello HB, I'm here. Good to have you back.

Hello my lovely

How's things?

ps.just want to say that it has been a general MSE & laptop break, not just this thread, as a girl (or even a bear) cannot live by laptop alone :cool: