The *BEST* Approach to Stop Drinking ALCOHOL? (PLEASE HELP)?
Question by Antoinette: The *BEST* approach to stop drinking ALCOHOL? (PLEASE HELP)?
I am a college student I in the past have been an alcoholic (mind you i’m
only 20) I have all my schooling together and my life together, and I have
cut out a majority of drinking but I finallly want to call it quits for at least
a year or so… I have a few problems though
1) Peer pressure from friends at parties
2) Finding alternative fun, that isn’t to expensive
(I live in los angeles if this helps)
3) my parents are alcoholics and were a close family of three
( I want to help them cut down on alcohol)
How do I stop? What family activities are fun and time consuming??
What are fun weekend things me and friends can do?
-I have had a rough past with alcohol and I’m ready to defeat it!
I have much bigger and better things to accomplish in my life : )
Best answer:
Answer by Charles
I found the best way to stop any addiction is to just stop. Say you quit and mean it and that’s it. Every time it’s offered and every time your around it either leave or just say, “nah i’m good” Cold turkey is the best way… if you can do it that is. I’m not saying you can’t but it is most certainly difficult especially for addictive personality types. I manged cold turkey for a few things but one of them I had to slowly cut down on until I was done. If the cold turkey thing doesn’t work for you then just do it less and less until it’s like one beer and then it won’t be anywhere near as difficult to quit.
Answer by Homer J Marley
your parents are alcoholics so it’s important that u understand that u have 2 strikes against u already.
Booze (drugs\gambling\shopping) are all areas that u need to avoid (keep an eye on your spending habits).
your friends are good friends?
your friends play a major role in your lifestyle. usually, friends with addictions will enable you to drink and not feel so guilty about it.
try and find a “weak link” in your circle of friends and get them on your side of quitting drinking and finding another way to socialize.
once 2 of u break the circle of getting drunk every weekend (or however often) you might be able to help the rest of your friends from going down a path they should probably avoid.
If u quit drinking you will easily find money for other activities. If u live in L.A. then you have just about every possible activity awaiting you.
Find a healthy one that u enjoy and stick with it.
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