* Giving up alcohol will often mean saying goodbye to or spending much less time with drinking buddies. It is no longer a good idea to spend time in bars.
As they say in Alcoholics Anonymous, if you spend too much time in a barber shop, you will eventually get your hair cut. In order to increase your chances of success, it helps to find sober friends and spend more time with them.
* If people normally spend a great deal of time drinking, they will suddenly have an excessive amount of time on their hands when they become sober. If people become bored, they will be tempted to return to alcohol.It is therefore vital that the individual develop new hobbies and interests that do not involve alcohol.
Alcoholics and Rock Bottom
It is often claimed that alcoholics need to hit rock bottom in order to escape their addiction.This idea often gets misunderstood to mean that the individual needs to lose everything before they can get better.
This type of thinking is not only wrong, but it is also highly dangerous. The individual does not need to lose anything in order to put an end to the alcohol abuse.
The rock bottom only refers to the point where they have had enough. No need to wait until New Year to Stop Drinking. There is no requirement for people to wait until New Year before enjoying the joys of sobriety.
The best time to quit is right now. The problem with waiting for a special date is that the individual may no longer have the motivation to quit when that day arrives.
Those who have a serious alcohol problem will only be adding additional suffering to their life by waiting.
New Year can be a good time to embrace sobriety, but it is even more enjoyable to be sober for the New Year.
Just for today
I will clear away what’s cluttering my spirit by making the amends I owe.
The AA Estcourt branch hosts meetings every Tuesday at Forderville Primary School from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Desigan on 082 849 3014.
The AA Winterton branch hosts meetings every Thursday at the Springfield Church opposite the police station from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Dolly on 071 688 5330 or Virgilo on 079 688 0432.
