These words are for anyone who’s wanted to give up the drink for a while, or at least try and drink less. I’ve lots of friends and people I know who have steered clear of alcohol for much longer, or given it up entirely, who I have serious respect for so I don’t want to be preachy in any way. It’s only 100 days. I’ll probably be planning my next pint as I’m writing this. I’m not a changed man or converted Buddhist, but as I finish my 100 days off the hooch I feel it could be useful to hear the account of someone with possibly a very similar relationship to alcohol as you, how they found it and what they learned from giving it up for a little over 3 months.
Why did I want to give it up?
For me I’ve always been a social binge drinker. Out on Friday and Saturday, hide in bed Sunday type thing. I started drinking like most Dublin young wans around 13/14 and haven’t taken more than 2 weeks off since then. Kind of scary when you think about it. I also never did dry January, as I thought tha…