Originally Posted by
Highwind 
Boredom is often what gets me, I don't try and fill my life with anything new. I end up sitting in the same position, watching the same tv show just minus the can of beer in my hand. I'm going to work on that this time and try to fill my time, hit the gym, take my son out some places, Xmas will actually help, my family are not big drinkers so usually spend Christmas in forced moderation anyway.
Same goes Highwind - family are not drinkers at all - however the forced moderation doesn't occur and therefore always only me knocking back beer after beer at any family occasion whether that be out for a meal or round to my mums where we usually congregate.
The Gym is also my big release and place to get my head in gear, got myself in good shape at present and prior to the last binge and had already accepted / written off the whole of November and December to start over in January - the good thing is that my moment of clarity has already arrived and none of that is now going to happen and I'll be clean and sober and working out instead of off my head week in week out.