STOP DRINKING, START THINKING

Oh The Big One! Hopefully everyone knows the drawback of excessive alcohol, yet it is so common amongst especially our males, why is this so? Dr. Murray argued this is a coping mechanism for some underlying issue in life and it makes so much sense, no one is here to judge anyone, quite the opposite; if you’re an active drinker or regularly indulge in alcohol, ask yourself Why do I drink? What’s the benefit of drinking? Is it making a positive influence on my life and those around me? Important questions to ask. In having a chat with a female recently, she said she hates when her boyfriend drinks excessively, she expressed that she has been trying to get him to quit for some time and that when he over indulges, it leads to verbal abuse as one of the side effects, stating that he sometimes yells at her, his judgement is clouded due to the excessive alcohol, etc, it makes her feel not so safe as she doesn’t trust him to make wise decisions no not prying, but active unbiased research and unfortunately, this is the reality for many women; Yes Yes it feels cool to indulge in all the alcohol, get drunk, forget all the problems but again it boils back down to emotions, does one really need excessive alcohol consumption in their daily personal/professional life, it’s only a coping mechanism for some underlying issue(s) that is neglected and/or overlooked, ask “Why is the issue being avoided?” This book can almost be called this the Big book of Why? But in all seriousness, the only person who benefits is the alcohol company, taking away money from consumers that could have been used towards their own personal growth. The solution, after much brainstorm, it was decided to manage the habit, a behaviourial change, the first step is to make the decision to quit, then get to the why am I indulging in this sort of behaviour, it will take time so it’s ok, once identifed, then begin to track how often you drink, then gradually cut back, if it’s three bottles per week, cut it to two, rinse and repeat; Millions of livers are happier and healthier, also a ton of money was saved from buying alcoholic drinks and from the hospital bill(s) to be paid in a few years time