Dry January 2022

[MyGhastIsFlabbered]

Did Dry January this year and we had an amazing little support group going on here and I wondered if anyone cared to join me next year? This time I'm hoping to stay dry longer - 100 days - but will see how January goes first. I don't want to set myself up to fail.

Who's with me?

[H1Drangea]

I’m joining in , I do drink too much , once I start a bottle of wine , it’s so easy to just carry on ( and on .. ) I have a high threshold and don’t get drunk , but it’s got to stop
Normally have 3 days a week alcohol free , it’s the weekends which are the issue
We tried dry November , managed about 10 days , but watching Strictly with a bag of Revels was not good 😫

I’ve got Catherine Grey’s book “ the unexpected joy of being sober “ which I recommend highly , but I’d like recommendations of other quit lit please

[BiologicalRealist]

I'm in, my first Dry January. I don't drink a lot but I do drink every evening and really need to break that habit.

[teaandtoastwithmarmite]

@H1Drangea I'm reading a book called this naked mind: control alcohol by Annie grace.

[Banjobill]

I'm in! Drinking far too much wine these past few months! I'd also like to give up completely.

[H1Drangea]

Thanks @teaandtoastwithmarmite

[IcedAbstinente]

Morning all! Bouncing into Day 2.

Love the £££ saved @gerispringer I find that so motivating! During covid times we have really limited our pub and restaurant visits, but even so I worked out I am spending about £60.00 a week on alcohol (I am the only person who drinks). In more normal times I can add probably £40 to that each weekend. So i am going to save a portion of those savings and maybe try and take the Dcs away for a weekend somewhere. (I am hoping to do more than Dry Jan as well, but will start with DJ).

[IcedAbstinente]

It;s funny also-I stopped going to the stables for a lesson every week because at £25.00 (back then) I thought it was too expensive! Yet i am literally chucking more than that down the loo every week in wine. Something that makes me bloated and depressed. very odd.

[FoxglovesandBees]

Hello everyone, can I join in? I have a huge problem with alcohol and can't stay more than a day or two dry without caving. I really need to do this as I know alcohol will kill me if I keep going. Some support on the journey would be fantastic. Day 2 for me

[Upyouranty]

Well done @FoxglovesandBees

I’m day 4 here and I slept until 9.30 this morning which is most unlike me!
My resting heart rate has risen which is is a bit confusing?? Does anyone know why this would be?

Koko everyone xx

[teaandtoastwithmarmite]

@Upyouranty maybe it's anxiety or your body working hard to get rid of the toxins. Day 3 here and I'm so anxious and depressed I can't bear it. I'm shaking not because of alcohol I don't think. Just so on edge and even though I took nytol last night I couldn't sleep.

[Lilo22]

I’m going to join in this year. January always such a depressing month it will be nice to feel like I’m achieving something and a great way to start the year off. Also a good way to kick off a general health boost, might go longer, will be great to see how far I get and how i feel after 31 days

[Upyouranty]

@teaandtoastwithmarmite
Interesting - unbelievable what alcohol does to our body and mind.
My dh commented the other day about how horrified I was that he was having a SECOND Diet Coke 😱, and how bad it is for you, yet I’m perfectly happy to glug a bottle of wine and the rest without thought.
(My words not his!)

We normalize it.

I hope you feel better soon you can do it x

[OutbackQueen]

@FoxglovesandBees you sound like me. Do you want to see if Dry January resets things for you or try to stop completely?

[OutbackQueen]

And well done on day 2 😊

[ChangeMustCome]

Yes, I would like to join in! My drinking is heavier than ever - not every day but when I do, a bottle of wine isn't enough these days!

[NewModelArmyMayhem18]

@MyGhastIsFlabbered thanks for starting the thread. Please may I join up all?

I have an increasingly uneasy relationship with alcohol. I have cut right back (and did a couple of dry months earlier this year), and only drank 15 units in total (when socialising out and about) from the beginning of October to Christmas Eve. I'm having a couple of drinks a day (two is really my maximum these days) over Christmas and will be embracing Dry January at the weekend.

I have found having a 0% beer if I feel the need for a drink works really well.

[IcedAbstinente]

I also find about day 3 my anxiety and depression goes through the roof. That then triggers me to drink again. Ironically I usually get depressed about stupid things I have said while drinking.

[Montypulciano]

Hello everyone

You can probably guess from my user name that I enjoy wine! I’m also a big fan of gin and recently discovered Negronis. However, I can’t moderate and once the wine bottle is open then it tends to get finished.

My drinking went up in lockdown 3 this year and never really came back down . I’d like to give DJ a go but won’t start until I go back to work on 4th, so will add on 3 days at end.

Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[Montypulciano]

Alternatives - I like am AF beer and also two pretend spirits. Pentire and MotherRoot are both excellent but £££ for non booze so I try to ration them. I’m still in the mindset of thinking 25 quid for a bottle of non alcoholic drink is loads and I could have a bottle of Tanqueray for that!

[Mamabear12]

Just tried soho juice mint lemon and lime flavour the other night and it was so good and refreshing!!!! I ordered some so it will be my drink of choice for dry Jan when I need something special. Won’t drink daily as don’t want the habit of drinking juice. But once in a while as a treat yes.

[TheWildRumpyPumpus]

I’m in! Definitely need a break from drinking along with the healthy eating kick I’ve already started. Being realistic that I will have a drink on NYE, but that’s it for a while I hope.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Well done those who have started early. I will drink on New Year’s Eve but I am so ready for a good long break now. I’m in the contemplating going through February as well camp, but we’ll see, it seems a bit presumptuous when I haven’t even started January yet.

[teaandtoastwithmarmite]

@Upyouranty totally hit the nail on the head. I get anxiety but drinking makes it worse and the anxiety is usually about something I've done whilst drinking. Then o drink to prove (to myself) I don't have a drink problem. I've been reading a book called naked mind and it says that alcohol is a total poison and why are we ok with putting it in our bodies

[unchienandalucia]

I'm in please!

[sorrysaywhatnow]

I'm in! 🙌🏻