Believe it or not, it is relatively easy to get sober, if – and it’s a big if – you really want that for yourself. The desire to get sober has to come from your inner being. It’s nowhere near as effective if it’s your other half that’s begging you to stop drinking. It’s your …
Teenage drinking is preferable to doing hard drugs, but I do have to wonder where teens get the money from to sustain their habit(s)? Are you a parent that just doles out pocket money because you feel guilty because you can’t spend as much time as you’d like with your kid(s) (because you’re busy putting …
Call it faith, call it a strong belief — the name of the game is to believe in yourself. Faith in yourself is not just related to quitting drinking, but to just about all areas of your life. You need to believe you can. It’s crucial. Law Of Attraction Some may call it ‘positive thinking,’ …
There comes a point in time when you know you have to get help. And when you discover the help you think you need costs an arm and a leg? Well, then it’s easy to talk yourself out of getting help. Right? You think can put your drinking problem on the back burner, but you’re …
We all get ’em. Those annoying urges. Sometimes you can quash ’em, sometimes you don’t and you give in. In a previous blog post, we followed up with Claire’s newly-created ritual and expanded upon creating a new ritual to replace the old in an effort to beat the urge to drink. At the end of …
Guest Post by Alex Hello, I’m Alex (male). This is a story of what I call my “formal date from Hell.” It’s a demonstration of how being drunk can have really negative consequences. The story is true but the names and locations have been changed for privacy reasons. Keeping it Formal I used to work …
Did you know that the average body (male or female), processes alcohol at the rate of 1 drink per hour? Whether you’re fat or thin, the processing speed stays the same. What does differ, though, is the blood alcohol level, known as BAC (blood alcohol content) between the sexes. What sex you are has a …
I’m trying to get the word out — do you know someone with an alcohol problem? If so, don’t be afraid to share this post, or better yet, have them visit A New Sober You. It’s a tough topic to broach, but broach it you should. Intervene when you know someone needs help. If they …
You’ve asked yourself, “Am I an alcoholic or not?” Worried? Of course, you want to know, or do you? You’re afraid to open yourself up to strangers, and even more worried about the answer you might get to the “Am I an alcoholic?” question. One Boozy Beneficial Beverage … The argument goes, “If you have …
Guest Post by Alex Hello, it’s Alex here. I’ve noticed that when someone is a drinker or smoker, they may have a genetic reason for doing certain behaviors. It may be an action they had no real desire to start but may have been predisposed if that gene was a dominant one in their DNA …
