Excessive drinking can sure sneak up us you, can’t it? We can get so caught up in the “fun” of doing something, that we fail to realize how it’s actually destroying our lives.
Since an alcohol addiction is a perfect example of how we can “lose track” of the bigger picture, here are 12 reasons you should immediately cut back on your excessive drinking.
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I’ve written before about the reasons to quit drinking alcohol, and outlined 5 things that will improve when you quit drinking alcohol. In case that didn’t convince you, here are a bunch more reasons to hammer the point home, and inspire you to decide to quit!
After reading this, you might want to read How to Quit Drinking Alcohol for a nice overview on how to quit. So, with that being said, here are 30 Great Reasons to Quit Drinking Alcohol:
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There are some questions about why my site doesn’t preach abstinence. This is a fair point, and I’ll address it briefly here.
The original intent of this site was to help people quit drinking, once and for all. But I’ve come to realize that some people CAN have a couple of drinks and still remain in control. Some people can’t do that, and it’s simply better for them to completely abstain. Read more Abstinence vs. Moderation
If you keep failing to quit drinking alcohol, the most important thing you can do is to use a DIFFERENT method of quitting than what you tried before (see: Overcome Alcoholism by Changing Your Strategy).
Did you try to quit cold turkey, and you were alright for a few days before giving in to temptation? Then try cutting back a little bit at a time. Oftentimes we fail because we’re trying to do too much at once, instead of simplifying the process by taking a baby step towards sobriety. Read more Do You Keep Failing to Quit Drinking?
Are you still tired despite having recently quit drinking? If so, please remember that you didn’t become addicted to alcohol overnight. So don’t expect that you will be free of its debilitating effects overnight, either.
You need to remember that your body converts alcohol to sugar, and in turn, this sugar becomes energy. Since you’re no longer drinking your body no longer has access to the sugar rush from alcohol, and you will likely experience a dramatic drop off in energy until your body becomes acclimated to an alcohol free lifestyle. Read more Still Tired After Quitting Drinking?
If you’re looking for some common-sense and EFFECTIVE tips to stop drinking, you’ve come to the right place!
It’s not easy to quit drinking alcohol, and for many people it will be a lifelong struggle. However, there are several common-sense things you can do immediately that will make it a bit easier to quit than you might have suspected.
The following 10 tips to Stop Drinking Alcohol will go a long ways toward helping you overcome alcoholism and get your life back under control.
Some of the alcoholism articles on my site are substantially more popular than others. Usually these deal with specific ways to reduce one’s alcohol intake, or how to stop drinking completely. Below are the top 10 most-read alcoholism articles for the years 2014 through 2016.
I thought I’d write a bit about how I quit drinking alcohol. In another article I described why I stopped drinking alcohol, and how much my life has improved ever since then. To summarize, back in 2004 I was developing a list of new year’s resolutions, and I suddenly realized that my alcohol addiction was the main reason I hadn’t accomplished my goals years before. It had sapped my time, energy and money – and it did so morning, noon and night. Read more How I Quit Drinking Alcohol