How to stop Drinking Alcohol completely

How to stop Drinking Alcohol completely




Here Are some tips to follow to stop drinking Alcohol Completely :

  • Make your intentions known 💬

Tell your family and friends that you’re trying to stop drinking alcohol and explain why. 
This way, you can share your successes with them, and they’ll understand why you’ve started turning down drinks or trips to the pub. 

Frequently reminding yourself and the people close to you why you want to stop drinking can help keep you on track, and may even encourage someone else to give up or cut down with you.

  • Avoid temptation ⛔

In the early stages, it’s a good idea to avoid situations where you may be tempted to drink. 
This could mean opting out of the weekly pub quiz for a while, or if you tend to drink when eating out, try going to restaurants that don’t sell alcohol or simply volunteering to drive. 
Similarly, try to identify the times when you would usually drink and fill the gap with something else. 
So if you would usually head to the pub after work on a Friday evening, you could organise to meet friends at the cinema, or if you’re giving up alcohol in pursuit of a new, healthier you, why not fill the gap with a weekly exercise class or a trip to the swimming pool to help you wind down?

  • Give up or gradually reduce your drinking? 👎

If you want to stop drinking alcohol as part of a move towards a healthier lifestyle, cutting down on the amount of alcohol you drink as opposed to giving up alcohol completely can help bring lots of health benefits, and can be easier to stick to. 
Reducing the amount you drink can also be an effective stepping stone to giving up alcohol completely in the future.

  • Reward progress 💪

It’s important that you acknowledge the fact that making changes to your lifestyle can be difficult and that you reward yourself with something if you are making progress. 
It's equally important not to be too hard on yourself if you slip up every once in a while.

An easy way to keep track of how you’re doing and keep your motivation up is to give yourself short-term goals. 
Perhaps you could aim firstly for an alcohol-free week, then an alcohol-free month, for example.

  • Enjoy the benefits 👌

Whether you’re cutting alcohol out of your life completely or cutting down gradually, you may notice a number of improvements to the way you look and feel. 
Among other things, you might find you have more energy, that you’re sleeping better, or that you’ve lost a bit of weight. 
In the long term you will also be helping to reduce your risk of developing alcohol-related cancer, alcohol-related liver disease or alcohol-related heart disease and could lower your blood pressure.

  • Potential alcohol withdrawal symptoms 💥

Going ‘cold turkey’ or suddenly drinking no alcohol at all can cause serious alcohol withdrawal symptoms if you were drinking heavily before.

Dr Sarah Jarvis of Drinkaware’s Medical Advisory Panel points out that "psychological symptoms are very common, and not just if you're a really heavy drinker. 
You can have short-term problems even with relatively low levels of alcohol consumption if you've become used to drinking really regularly.” 
Psychological symptoms can include irritability, poor concentration, feeling shaky, feeling tired, difficulty sleeping or bad dreams.

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