Embrace Sobriety: 7 Ways to Reduce Your Focus on Alcohol

embrace sobrietyLearning to quit drinking alcohol is often more achievable when we focus on how to embrace sobriety rather than simply fighting a temptation to drink.

For example, look at this famous quote: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

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Alcohol Made You Sick

alcohol made you sickChances are that alcohol made you sick at some point in your life. You’ve been huddled about the toilet, either feeling sick or actually vomiting, because you’ve drunk too much. You may have even felt so nauseous that you wanted to vomit. Or you made yourself vomit, just so you could get it over with and start feeling better.
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Kudzu and Alcoholism

kudzuI’ve read numerous articles over the years promoting the natural herb Kudzu as an excellent way to reduce alcohol cravings.

Many of the articles touted it as a virtual miracle cure for alcoholism. While other articles warned that it was nothing short of quackery! Being the rather objective guy I am, I decided to look a bit further into it to decide what was true, and what was simply hype.
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10 Tips to Stop Drinking Alcohol

tips to stop drinkingIf 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.

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Beware Those Who Mean Well!

beware those who mean wellIf you are considering going to AA or another 12-step type of program for alcoholism, please note that these kind of groups can often make it MORE difficult to quit drinking.

This happens because the members (though well-meaning) will constantly focus on the failings of your past, and your problems with alcohol – rather than helping you look forward to what positive changes can be made in your life. And by constantly focusing on your problem with alcohol, the problem itself somehow seems even bigger, and more impossible than ever to overcome. Read more Beware Those Who Mean Well!