Re: Lost in Alcohol.....?
Various controlled drinking programs out there. A few available on the net. Three to four standard drinks per day, with two days off per week.
A question to ask yourself is whether alcohol is affecting your work, social or personal life. If any of these it might be worthwhile trying controlled drinking, the aim being for you to control alcohol, not alcohol control you.
Most people can work out a plan for themselves and the following tips might be helpful.
Its important to work out, usually with the help of a diary, where, when, how, what and the hardest of all..Why. So might be useful before you start on a program to spend a few weeks just monitoring your intake. Try to note if there may be any particular triggers that put you into the uncontrolled drinking. It's much easier to manage when you understand your pattern.
Should you decide to start a program, remember, do not skip a prescribed drink. Its a gradual self detox, the risk of not drinking your quota is a binge a few days later. If you decide to do the four standard drinks per day..then dont skip them because you think you are doing ok.
If you usually overdo it on wine..then get rid of wine and switch to a spirit.
Make up a pitcher of gin and tonic that has your daily dose and the rest tonic or some other mixer. Sip slowly, and drink the lot. Be clear about the measurement of a "standard" drink. Dont use your usual wine glass. Go find a glass that is the standard measure and use it. If you are a spirit drinker then make sure you use a drink measurer as used in commercial bars and avilable in home bar kits.
Many do their damage at a particular time..ie. day of the week or time of the day. Interesting thing is, that once you get through that day or that time in the day, the desire to drink goes away temporarily. So for many, its a matter of spreading their allocation over that time period or day, being aware that its a dangerous period for them.
Just a few ideas there are lots of others, thanks to do those who have posted, keep them coming.
Thanks
Hawk
Last edited by Hawk; 13th Jan 2006 at 19:20.