Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

sukeyboo

Declaring early for today on 8/10 please cathybird 

RobM99

CCW007 said; 

Rob, love the sweet analogy, that's so spot on.

       I think it's to do with this part of the brain (feel free to skim this bit!)

"The prefrontal cortex contributes to a wide variety of executive functions, including: 1. Focusing one’s attention 2. Predicting the consequences of one’s actions; anticipating events in the environment 3. Impulse control; managing emotional reactions 4. Planning for the future 5. Coordinating and adjusting complex behaviors (“I can’t do A until B happens”)".

       In summary, the decision-making process. "I wouldn't do (have done) that sober!" Something that gives us pleasure can be "more-ish" or even addictive so the intake (or whatever) increases and becomes harder to resist.  It was suggested to me that maybe I have a bit of an addictive personality. If I buy  a box of mint choc-ices I eat them all in one go (well, one at a time!) because they are there, in easy reach. I used to buy 4-packs of lager - "I'll have one, save the rest for tomorrow etc." But of course I didn't - last sweet in the bag syndrome. So I don't buy any booze at all now - the fridge is less likely to scupper my efforts!

       Enough of that  - 17/30today, please.

Dexsmummy

Good morning everyone. Rob your post was very insightful. 👍 I suppose we all have addictive traits in one form or another (chocolate being a good example). Some people however suffer in the extreme. My experience of this has gone from helping someone who had alcohol addiction, move to drugs and then to gambling. Thankfully they are much better now but an addictive type personality still presents itself in interests, like focus on following American politics, which lets  face it is not a conversation starter! Still they’ve come a long way thankfully.
Anyway enough from me,14 for me today Cathybird please.

maggiem

Well done Satchmo, I'm not sure I will ever reach such levels of saintliness (not wanting a drink with my OH drinking at the table). 

Declaring early for today Monday, 8/15 please. 

CCW007

Very interesting and insightful Rob.  Dexsmummy, that's a good point about focus on interests, I definitely find I obsess over things and I had never linked it to having an addictive personality but it makes perfect sense. 

satchmo1

17/31 for me today please

CuppaTea

12 including today for me please. Thanks 

AllNightDiner

Hi everyone, declaring early to keep me accountable to this thread - 6/11 for me please @CathyBird

cathybird

January

7 days = 14 days = 21 days = 28 days = Entire month =
Target reached = Target beaten =
January targets
AllNightDiner 6/11 alt80 16/TF Arkers 13/TF Barny 25 cathybird 17/21 CCW007 15/27 Coveredinbees 15/15 CuppaTea 12/30 Dexsmummy 14/TF [Deleted User] 16/31 lantanna 11/14 leftatthetrafficlights 8/10 Lupus Lou 15/31 maggiem 8/15 maman 11/10 marahouti 16/25 pollyanna24 11/TF PriceySOS 1/20 RobM99 17/30 satchmo1 17/31 Season of Mist 13/28 sukeyboo 8/10 Watty1 11/24 WBF 8/13 Newcomers welcome!

maman

11/10 AFDs please @cathybird