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exactly this almost to the word, i definitely don’t get involved in non or low alternatives either
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[Drinking] I’ve gone off Alcohol
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Exactly the same. Just not fussed about booze anymore.
Never bothered with the alcohol free options.
Happy with a cup of tea.
chip
Active member
25 years for me of <10units/year, some years zero. Hardly every drink fizzy pop either and low/no alcohol isn't appealing. More recently found I like herbal/fruit teas ~.~
No matter how much alcohol I drink, I still feel thirsty in the night
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Terrible craving thirst is a symptom of diabetes. I was trying to be helpful.No matter how much alcohol I drink, I still feel thirsty in the night
sussex_guy2k2
Well-known member
- Jun 6, 2014
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Same.
I drank so much pre uni, during uni, and directly afterwards.
I went travelling around the age of 30, had a lovely time and drank loads, but came back and decided to make some life changes, which includes cutting alcohol right back.
I’ll still drink in some situations, but I can very happily go months without a drop and have zero regrets.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Never have drunk a lot and I’ve not lost the habit
I loved drinking during my pub, club and holidays with mates era, it lasted 25 years 
. But I was never a drinker at home and never missed booze if none of those happy events was happening. Booze was a means to an end ... the craic with mates and inhibitions gone.
My drinks of choice outside of that were always water or soft drinks. I don't like the initial taste of beer, I hate wine.
So my drinking has naturally faded to next to nothing.
I do like a couple of G&T's on the odd weekend, the last about a month ago when a bottle of Hendricks ran out
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In the larder we have unopened for years bottles of wine and Champagne, and cans of lager.
. But I was never a drinker at home and never missed booze if none of those happy events was happening. Booze was a means to an end ... the craic with mates and inhibitions gone.My drinks of choice outside of that were always water or soft drinks. I don't like the initial taste of beer, I hate wine.
So my drinking has naturally faded to next to nothing.
I do like a couple of G&T's on the odd weekend, the last about a month ago when a bottle of Hendricks ran out
.In the larder we have unopened for years bottles of wine and Champagne, and cans of lager.
I’ve always liked a drink now and then, but came back from holiday last year (where I had been drinking at meals and between) with hives and itching down arms. I took antihistamines for a fortnight and it cleared up. I drank at Christmas and it all flared up again. I think at 70 I have suddenly developed an alcohol allergy! I haven’t had a drink since Boxing Day and feel fine.
pearl
Well-known member
Dare I ask if your club has 12 steps?Don't lose hope. We can fix this. Come along to a meeting of our wine club. We meet over in the park most mornings from 8am
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,321
No, it's pretty much even ground. With drink taken, not sure we could manage many stepsDare I ask if your club has 12 steps?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
I haven’t really drunk for years really since I stopped going to away games with the boys don’t miss it one bit. The occasional Peroni when I’m out for dinner is nice though.
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In the past you’d rarely find booze in my house as if i/someone else bought i’d drink it, these days i’ve got booze from two Christmas’s ago loitering around, it’s just very weird that i have lost interest in drinking much these days
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
Same here. Not had any alcohol since Xmas eve. Just don't fancy it.
Deportivo Seagull
I should coco
I can go weeks without a drink which makes the times I do drink that much more enjoyable.I don’t see my new found love of not drinking a concern I just find it a bit strange that i’ve gone from being a heavy social drinker and at home, to not drinking at home at all and only the desire for minimum consumption when out
I greatly reduced ‘drinking’ when the first born came along and never really got back into it as they got older ….. also hangovers get worse as you get older.
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I don’t think i’ve had an hangover of any merit for at least two years, if i have a couple of beers nowadays i feel rotten
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
Haven't had alcohol for 29 years and haven't missed it for 28. And I only get stoned once a month. My body is literally a temple - to greasy meat and chocolate.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
I've cut right back on drinking at home. Used to have a case of something on the go but for the last year I just don't fancy it. In fact my case of Speckled Hen I purchased for Xmas 2022 for visitors took until late summer to finish off. I buy the odd bottle when I go out (nice beer from Home Bargains last week), but not as much as usual.
As I rarely go down the pub and social drinking isn't something I do any more. Pre-match Harveys on match days and a couple at away games keeps me going.
As I rarely go down the pub and social drinking isn't something I do any more. Pre-match Harveys on match days and a couple at away games keeps me going.
