Who is in charge?

Sometimes it’s a mental thing. I mean, think about it. You are a human being capable of thinking, decision making and selecting choices. A bottle of alcohol has none of those qualities. It can only move if you move it. It can only be opened if you open it. You are in charge. You are superior to any bottle of alcohol. So use this mental advantage. Tell yourself that you are in charge and that you alone can make decisions.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’ is an old saying which can apply to many things. In your case it is alcohol. Remove all alcohol from the places you use most frequently. Your home is the obvious choice. Simply get all the alcohol away from your place. Don’t stash a bottle or two in the garden shed or in your car. And it might include your place of work or holiday house, if you have one, which also needs to be alcohol free.

It’s a simple strategy. If the alcohol is not there you can’t drink it. And like many habits, once you break them, the change of behaviour gets easier with time.

But you still need to drink liquids; you still need to keep up your hydration. That’s where healthy alternatives come into play. Have plenty of healthy alcohol free drinks available. Your drinking remains the same but the type of liquid you consume changes dramatically. Empty your cupboards and fridge of one type of beverage and replace them with another.



For more information on how to stop drinking alcohol please go to the next article.