A Comprehensive Guide in Quitting Drinking: Stop Drinking and Back to Sober Life by Richard Foreman

Author:Richard Foreman [Foreman, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Setting Goals and Preparing or Change

You have now made a decision to commit yourself! I am sure you have seen clearly there is no any advantage associated with drinking and this is why you are here; congratulations! Once you have successfully made this great decision, you have to get on goals establishment. This is pertaining to drinking and how you want to stop and quit it. You will require to have goals and steps that are clear and realistic- the better way to cope.

You may want to stop and quit drinking just at once, although this can be quit impossible if you have been addicted for a very long time. For the latter you will be requiring having a gradual drinking reduction until you can quit the same at once. Here consider quitting drinking on some days in the week. Such that you may decide there will be no any drinking at the initial phase for all Sundays then progress and include Saturdays as a no drinking day. You will find that you will progress like that and within three month there will be no any cravings for drinking. I any case if you are a daily drinker you may commit yourself to stop drinking in two days phases.

After you have made the above decision the next step is to decide which day you would wish to start drinking less or stop it and quit. This can be the next day, a week after, a month, or even after half a year. Specifying the quitting date is always a very important idea. When you do this in writing it even makes it better. This will add value and help you actually fulfill these plans and goals.

The other important things to consider include, ways of overcoming the temptation that will come along the way, how to announce your goal to family members as well as friends, ways of getting the upfront of your new drinking limits, how you will avert the influences that will come along as well as leaning from your past life while you were drinking.

Temptations will come along the way, but removing anything associated with alcohol around your office and home is quite advisable, this will include alcohol bottles and home barware. Let your members of the family, co-workers, as well as friends get the fact that you have decided to get rid of drinking; in case there are some who will be drinking advice them not to do at your place to avoid tempting you.

You can make the decision to attend any occasion where alcohol is served as well as be in company of your “former” drinking friends. Creating a distance with those people who don’t give you support in your decision can be very good. This will add more effort on your plans. If it means giving up social and friends connections let it be! Learning from your previous attempts to stop drinking can also be an upfront. You will be able to know what didn’t work and what worked.

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