how to Quit Drinking

• Posted by Laddu February 20, 2014 - Filed in Health - #how to Quit Drinking  - 1,288 views

  

   

  How to Quit Drinking?

   

  • Talk to your doctor.
  • Change your attitude about quitting.
  • Try to pick some significant date to quit.
  • Get rid of all bottles, cans, etc.
  • Feel your feelings.
  • Don't put yourself with people or in situations where you're likely to drink.
  • In the initial stage, reduce the quantity of alcohol intake.
  • Have food before you drink.
  • Drink a lot of water.
  • Don't try to explain quitting to people.
  • If you are a scheduled drinker, change your routine.
  • Don’t give up on yourself.
  • Buy a small piece of inexpensive jewelry as a reminder of your sobriety.
  • Take a B vitamin supplement daily for your first week off alcohol.
  • If you are tempted, try to visualize what you might look like totally out of control. 
  • Embrace the psychological benefits of sobriety.
  • Remember the reasons why you quit in the first place.
  • Do not avoid all situations where you would normally drink.
  • Memorize inspirational thoughts. 
  • Give yourself a prize for every day or every hour that you haven't had a drink.
  • Learn meditation.
  • Ask for support.
  • Consider joining a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Watch as sobriety changes your life in front of your own eyes.
  • Don't be afraid to talk about your experiences.
  • Admit to yourself, and remember it, that there is absolutely nothing in your life more important than this one thing.