Category: Sober Life
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Guest Post: James Shares How Growing Up in Glasgow in the 80s Affected His Relationship With Alcohol
Glasgow in the early 80s was where and when I was born. Was I born with a beer in my hand? No, of course not so let’s look at some of the thinking which led to me over-drinking for 25 years before having to quit at age 41. I am James, now 42 and over…
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Unlocking Sobriety: 10 Game-Changing Strategies That Led to My Successful Journey Away from Binge Drinking
At the time of writing, I’ve sailed past my ‘100 days alcohol-free’ milestone. After many years of binge drinking and relying on alcohol to mask social anxiety and low self-esteem, I’ve done what I thought was unthinkable; I’ve completely removed alcohol from my life. To my friends and family, this decision seemed to come overnight…
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Transformative Changes: 10 Impacts of Quitting Alcohol on My Life
Quitting binge-drinking for good led to some surprising and some not-so-surprising changes in my life…
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5 Huge Reasons Why I Gave up Alcohol in my 30s
1. I couldn’t shake the ‘Black Dog’ You may have heard of the ‘Sunday Scaries’ or ‘The Black Dog’. It’s a feeling that follows you around like a cloud after a night of drinking. You wake up with a mouth like the Sahara desert and a sense of impending doom. You think back on the…