Weekend Drinks
 

Hello and thank you for the opportunity to post. I want to quit drinking but am drawn to the idea on weekends. This is the first Friday that I didn't drink in a long time. But I went all in on Saturday. Wish I didn't have the desire. Thanks.

Hi & Welcome BlueMalibu :)

Welcome Blue. Do you believe you are an alcoholic?

You can change that if you want ,
lots of insight and encouragement here ,

Bestwishes, m

Hey, Malibu. I was a weekend only drinker. But I still drank compulsively and it is a great relief to have nearly 9 months of sobriety under my belt.

I feel free from cravings and hangovers and the other negative consequences I was feeling. I could have kept drinking at the rate I was going for a long time. But my quality of life is so much better now. I can honestly say I only miss it on the rarest of occasions and it passes quickly.

Try it, you might like it!

Welcome Blue

welcome. the name of the day of the week on which we drink is NOT the problem........it's what happens WHEN we drink.

Welcome, and I think it might help if you come up with a solid plan as to how to get through next weekend without drinking. Can you come up with some ideas that would help to distract you from drinking?

Hi. I would like to make a few suggestions for you- and it's basically about doing stuff that keeps you busy and focused on something else during the times when you would normally drink..

Read a book
Do a crossword
Phone a friend- maybe even someone from a recovery group
Go to a recovery meeting (that's what I've been doing to keep me off the booze) for real or online
Draw / paint
Renovate some furniture
Do some housework
Clear and sort out something that needs clearing or sorting out
Go for a run / go to the gym / do exercise at home / go for a walk
Write a poem / song / blog / story
Go to the cinema
Practice new recipes
Learn an instrument
Get an adult colouring book and get colouring
Get creative- embroidery / origami / make figurines
Take up a dance class or some other evening class
Learn a new language
Do an evening college course
Join a local boxing / circuit training club (I started doing that and it's ace)
Start a diary
Weed the garden / do gardening (if you have a garden)
Sell / buy stuff on e-bay
Mend stuff that you've got that's broken
Do a manicure (dunno if you're male or female)
Print some photos off and frame them / put them in an album
Write someone a letter
Do some research
Visit someone who doesn't drink

There's lots of things you can or could be doing; it's just about making the effort. If we put as much effort into doing other things as we do into drinking, we'd get so much done. :)