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Original poster

This Dry January thing...

36 replies

prettypleasewithsugarontop · 01/02/2014 16:22

AIBU to think that if you're doing this to raise funds for a charity (well done) - then why would you spend every day whinging about going without drink Hmm I don't get it. I sponsored a 'friend' on 2nd Jan and she has spent every day going on about win and desperate for a drink etc. She posted a photo on FB at 00:12 this morning and in it she was necking one of those whole bottle glasses full of red wine Hmm

It is possible I an being/feeling unreasonable but I was still a bit Confused I am teetotal btw

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Alisvolatpropiis · 01/02/2014 16:23

Yanbu.

I find the constant bleating really irritating.

WorraLiberty · 01/02/2014 16:24

I had no idea people did it for charity. I thought it was just something they did for themselves Shock

How can you trust them not to drink?

litdog · 01/02/2014 16:25

It is so boring. Either do it and shut up, or don't do it (like me).

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prettypleasewithsugarontop · 01/02/2014 16:26

Don't get me wrong I am all for raising money it's just the giving up alcohol. and they get a pat on the back for.it but don't seem to want to do it.

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KayHarker1 · 01/02/2014 16:30

because it's hard to go without something you normally have on a regular basis?

KayHarker1 · 01/02/2014 16:30

Isn't that half the point of these 'fasts'? Like Lent, its supposed to be difficult.

litdog · 01/02/2014 16:31

Yes but the point is they chose to do it. No-one forced them.

WorraLiberty · 01/02/2014 16:31

Yes but where is the proof they stayed dry during the whole month?

It's an odd thing to ask for sponsorship if it can't be proven that you actually took part.

KayHarker1 · 01/02/2014 16:36

Something can still be hard if you choose to do it. I've been pondering this since the diet thread - I think I've come to the conclusion that when people in this situation whinge, they are asking for affirmation in something which they find difficult. Which can be irritating, yes, but I'm inclined to give the benefit of the doubt.

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prettypleasewithsugarontop · 01/02/2014 16:40

I do believe my friend abstained BUT the binge drinking that must now be going on can't be good for anyone!

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Fluffyears · 02/02/2014 15:32

I hate people who "challenge" themselves to stay sober for a certain amount if time. If you find not drinking a challenge then you have a problem. Last drink I had was Christmas Day because I just don't bother.

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prettypleasewithsugarontop · 03/02/2014 22:07

exactly fluffyears

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MooMaid · 03/02/2014 22:45

I'm particularly enjoying finding it fucking irritating hearing about how those who did abstain from alcohol all January, went and got wankered on Feb 1st as they went out. Fan-dabby-dosey, you have a hangover from hell. Well done. You sure as shit learnt little from abstaining (and pacing yourself) for a month.....

LiberalLibertine · 03/02/2014 22:50

Oh ffs.

Some people find going without a drink hard, maybe it's annoying to listen to but so are half the other boring subjects people moan about.

They raise money for charity doing it, give their liver a break, everyone's a winner.

GiveTwoSheets · 03/02/2014 22:56

I didn't even know what it was about just keep seeing 'dry' and I just kept thinking get some frigging lube

KlarkyKat · 03/02/2014 22:59

It's very tedious. Drink or don't drink but don't bleat on about it!

bodygoingsouth · 03/02/2014 22:59

fuck that for a game of soldiers, donate to charity box on the counter of Threshers.

SelectAUserName · 03/02/2014 23:03

Thing is, unless you have some form of drink problem, not drinking alcohol for 31 days isn't hard. It's not on a par with running a marathon or doing the Three Peaks, is it?

If I'm going to sponsor someone I think what they're doing should be an actual challenge for them. Otherwise I may as well just stick some money in a collecting tin for a charity of MY choosing.

thepg · 03/02/2014 23:32

What nonsense that you have a drink problem if you can't go without a drink for 30 days.

Well...I'd struggle for sure because I like drinking. Apparently I have a problem then.

I'd also struggle to go without chocolate. Ergo I have a chocolate problem.

I'd also struggle to not go to the gym. Ergo I have an exercise problem.

I'd also struggle to go without coffee/milk/hot sauce etc etc etc

I think some of you are clutching those pearls so tightly you're struggling to think logically.

FWIW though yes the whining and 'charity' is very annoying.

DonnaDishwater · 03/02/2014 23:42

There are a lot of functioning alcoholics in this country. A lot. Just because it's wine and not beer or spirits doesn't make it any better for you.

SinisterBuggyMonth · 04/02/2014 00:54

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SamHamwidge · 04/02/2014 01:41

I guess I have found it hard to sympathise because I can take or leave alcohol, and also hate what it can turn people into. I wouldn't really mind if there was none in the world. I am trying not to hoik my judgypants too high though as chocolate would be a different matter. One man's meat I suppose.

bochead · 04/02/2014 05:32

What on earth do these people do when they are preggers or bfing if they find a mere month dry hard?

Major red flag if you can't go 30 days without a drink that you may be in the process of developing a bit of a problem.

Alcoholism is a tricky illness and way too many people in the uk are functioning alcoholics.

SelectAUserName · 04/02/2014 06:32

I guess I must be odd or lucky then as I can't think of anything that forms part of my regular or occasional eating / drinking habits that I couldn't go without fairly easily for one month. There would be some things I'd miss more than others or look forward to having at the end but nothing worthy of asking people to sponsor me or droning on about it on FB.

PiratesLifeForMe · 04/02/2014 06:49

Wow, talk about over-thinking something. I did dry January, just for myself after the excess of Christmas.

Was it a bit of a challenge? Yes - but in the same way giving up chocolate or crisps would be, not in a alcoholic going cold turkey way! I didn't bleat on about it but I occasionally missed having a glass of wine. I posted the 12.01 picture of a glass on fb too - because I was chuffed I'd done it and it happened to be a Friday night so I was out anyway.

Can safely say there has been no binge drinking!

Think judgeypants are hooked up around ears on this thread. Don't suck the fun out of things people. Just because so many of you don't enjoy alcohol, it doesn't make those of us who do into demons!

I also like mint sauce on all my roast dinners, so there!