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    Today. How good will it be to be sober from now on?

    No need to drink any day , no advantages to drinking

    #2
    Re: Doing sober now

    Originally posted by scotskev81 View Post
    Today. How good will it be to be sober from now on?

    No need to drink any day , no advantages to drinking
    Try and remember that Kev..... when the hangover fades and the memory of the hangover fades and the mates want you to go out for a few..........
    I admire that you keep trying --- I feel you need to truly examine your relationship with alcohol tho - cos I do think that after a while you convice yourself that you are 'alright' --- key to the problem there Kev!!!

    Anyway -- good luck and if you need chat or support -- we are all here for you -- that's the point of the site --
    Contentedly sober since 27/12/2011
    contentedly NF since 8/04/14

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      #3
      Re: Doing sober now

      Originally posted by mollyka View Post
      Try and remember that Kev..... when the hangover fades and the memory of the hangover fades and the mates want you to go out for a few..........
      I admire that you keep trying --- I feel you need to truly examine your relationship with alcohol tho - cos I do think that after a while you convice yourself that you are 'alright' --- key to the problem there Kev!!!

      Anyway -- good luck and if you need chat or support -- we are all here for you -- that's the point of the site --
      Thought of the day.

      Good to not give the alcohol companies any money.

      Another one tomorrow

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        #4
        Re: Doing sober now

        Originally posted by scotskev81 View Post
        Thought of the day.

        Good to not give the alcohol companies any money.

        Another one tomorrow
        Kev if the cost of alcohol is a disincentive - great !
        Never was for me - 'cos once you have money what's to stop you.

        I would say also focus on :
        Damage to your liver (that will have a knock-on effect EVENTUALLY to your general health.)
        Damage to your work
        Damage to your relationships
        Damage to your self-esteem

        A lot of these may not have happened YET ........ but they will...............

        Yours Sincerely
        The Harbinger of Doom
        Last edited by satz123; January 26, 2023, 03:09 AM.

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          #5
          Re: Doing sober now

          Today another reason not to drink.

          Damage to the liver and other organs. Not happening

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            #6
            Re: Doing sober now

            Originally posted by satz123 View Post
            Kev if the cost of alcohol is a disincentive - great !
            Never was for me - 'cos once you have money what's to stop you.

            I would say also focus on :
            Damage to your liver (that will have a knock-on effect EVENTUALLY to your general health.)
            Damage to your work
            Damage to your relationships
            Damage to your self-esteem

            A lot of these may not have happened YET ........ but they will...............

            Yours Sincerely
            The Harbinger of Doom
            Thank you sats

            I have to post something once a day, ideally a different reason to a recent one.

            Will end up repeating myself but that's ok 🙂

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              #7
              Re: Doing sober now

              Damage to your liver (that will have a knock-on effect EVENTUALLY to your general health.)
              I've done a fair amount of research into this and alochol is so incredibly bad for you body. It effects/damages so many systems, from various organs to hormones to the brain and nervous system. It's left me with a myriad of health conditions and while some are reversible some seem not to be (the magic idea that quitting drinking would just solve everything unfortunately isn't reality)... so: much better to quit before these things crop up.
              Last edited by Mulburry; January 26, 2023, 10:09 PM.

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                #8
                Re: Doing sober now

                Happy non drinker

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                  #9
                  Re: Doing sober now

                  Alcohol is attractively packaged poison

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                    #10
                    Re: Doing sober now

                    So true! It literally is toxic to the body.
                    Once a pickle, never a cucumber again.

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                      #11
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                      Originally posted by Slo View Post
                      So true! It literally is toxic to the body.
                      Yes..be good to be without it

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                        #12
                        Re: Doing sober now

                        Another great day and no alcohol. Attractively packaged poison

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                          #13
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                          A friend just told me about a relative who had recently died of cirrhosis. The woman's family were shocked. They did not know she had it. She had been diagnosed but never told them, not even her husband. I suspect she didn't want to tell them because she didn't want them pestering her to quit drinking. She was only in her 50's. That's what alcohol can do for you. As I listened to the story I realized uncomfortably how easily that could have been me.
                          Dill

                          Dont forget, you can: start late, start over, be unsure, try and fail AND STILL SUCCEED!

                          If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.

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                            Were there any symptoms?

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                              #15
                              Re: Doing sober now

                              Originally posted by dill View Post
                              She was only in her 50's. That's what alcohol can do for you. As I listened to the story I realized uncomfortably how easily that could have been me.
                              Ya me too. With my liver not in great shape, I realized that I had a choice heading down that road or the one I'm currently on (and to be honest the former seemed almost like the easier one at time) but I'm sure glad I went the other way.

                              Were there any symptoms?
                              Not sure about cirrhosis as that's a very advanced stage (basically very close to liver failure), but you can certainly can have fairly progressed liver disease without any symptoms. If you're at all worried (goes for anyone) best to get a routine blood test, that should provide some indicators of what shape your liver's in.

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