I've made a firm commitment to give up alcohol for a month at least and then significantly cut down thereafter. I've noticed over the past six months or so that I often/always reach for a glass of wine in the evening as a method of signalling the hard work of the day is over and I can relax. I have a very full on, full time job and two very adventurous, boisterous and often challenging (but equally wonderful) little boys (aged 3 and 5). My days are so full on - I get up, I get them ready, we do the school run, I dash to work, I work hard all day, I come home (Dh does pick ups), I referee/ entertain/ transport to various clubs all evening, we get them to bed, I then catch up on emails and work, and then around 9 or 10pm I get a glass of wine. It has become my reward and my emotional crutch and thinking back over the last six months there is probably rarely a night I haven't drank. I rarely have more than a glass and never have more than two at most but I am really feeling anxious about not drinking in the evenings! I will do it as I can be as stubborn as they come when I commit to something - but it has really struck me how worried I am about changing this habit and how reliant I am on having a drink!
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LittleRobinRed · 01/01/2017 19:05
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