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I'm cutting back on drink myself as I drink far too much. I wouldn't give it up however as frankly it is an integral part of society. Don't get me wrong, not every occasion needs booze, but when it does flow, I don't want to be socialising with people who are sipping coke.

I'm sure I'll come under fire for saying it, but hey.
 
I added it to the thread cosimo linked but I like a drink that goes by various names but that is non alcoholic ginger beer with lime and tabasco. Very nice. Or lime and soda if you want something bog standard that cost pennies and is refreshing. Well done on following through with your decision
 
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Why not just cut down on the drink?

I think just going for the no alcohol at all approach isn't necessary - a few beers socially isn't an issue, just don't carry on drinking for the sake of it and/or avoid shots... perhaps being tee-total around xmas time can help you avoid. Adding in some non alcoholic drinks between rounds is an easy way to moderate it too - I started cutting down on alcohol a bit recently - the past two weeks I've been out every night aside from Mondays/Sundays... have managed to stick to just a couple of alcoholic drinks... felt so much better for it at work the next day and have been able to see plenty of groups of friends without flagging after having had excessive drinks on consecutive nights... tis one thing when you're a student, completely different when you're working... don't end up becoming one of those red-faced, pot bellied middle aged blokes... never a good look
 
From the 1st of January I intend to have no alcohol for the month.

For me this will be a very big step as I have been a heavy drinker now for over 30 years and have been slowly cutting down for about 5 years now.

I have cut down gradually initially only having 1 day a week without alcohol and slowly building up to only 3 with and with the amounts I drink on those days going down.

I freely admit I find it a struggle and absolutely crave alcohol on the days I do not drink but it has got better over time.
 
Richdog said:
Hardly a challenge? Spoken with zero understanding of social psychology, I presume.

It's been normal since I was in my teens, how can you say it's hardly a challenge to give up something that you have done for as long as you can remember, and which is essentially a normal and ingrained social habit (ie: habitual) to someone?

Sorry, but your statement makes little practical sense. :)
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If you can't give it up easily the u are an addict, your description fits perfectly with addiction. Any normal person should easily be able to stop consuming alcohol, if not than you have an addiction problem
 
I didn't give up, but as I got older consumed less and less. It wasn't because I was worried about the negative impact on my health, or any social indiscretions - my hangovers simply got too bad to handle. :o
 
I have cut down to a few glasses of wine with food at the weekends.

Working every Friday and Saturday night watching obliterated people behaving like complete tools was enough to make me take a long hard look at drinking.

Even if you don't behave that way there are plenty of others around you that do.
 
Im planning on dropping the drink in the new year. Im trying to concentrate on fitness levels hitting the gym and cutting the belly and I think dropping the usual half a dozen on a saturday night will not only help with the belly but help with sunday lifts too.
 
I used to know a bloke who didn't need to drink at all when he went out. Bags of self confidence, good enough looking and plenty of wit and repartee. I did feel quite jealous of his ability to do so.

Now I'm married and it matters much less :)
 
I have no issue with people giving up drink or not wanting to drink, but the air of self righteousness that often comes with it can be a little difficult to stomach.

I love a drink, I enjoy alcohol but I also know my limits. Our Christmas do was last night, we had a free bar for 4 hours so I could have gone crazy but I think I only had 5 or 6 pints.
 
Instead of binging in to oblivion and then giving up, I just drink in moderation most of the time instead. A 'big' night out every once in a while is great fun, and as long as everybody realises everybody becomes an idiot, it's fine.
 
I did the same, i used to drink an awful lot but stopped a couple of years ago. I used to get really drunk, was a bit down at the time anyway but i kept having arguments with the girlfriend. One night, had a few things happen with randomers that wound me up, had a big row with her and shouted at her in front of her friends because i thought she was dancing with some other guy.

Since then i've not gotten drunk and limit social drinks to 2-3. People find it weird, they don't understand it and they can't understand how i can still have fun. That's their social failing, not mine. I get to go out, have as much fun as i used to, have a cheaper night and i don't feel hungover in the morning.

Unfortunately people these days are brought up thinking that you need to get drunk to have fun and it's a terrible outlook.

Only downside is you see what a mess people in clubs actually are.
 
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