| If you have started to drink too much and hate the | | | | different. Also, meeting your friends you haven't seen |
| feelings you get the next day, you might consider going | | | | for a while or new people in an environment where |
| on an alcohol detox. | | | | there isn't much alcohol is great. |
| This means, you cut out and then cut down alcohol for | | | | If you don't know where to meet people visit and you |
| a set period of time. I would say two weeks is a good | | | | will find a group of people meeting anywhere in the |
| period if you are currently drinking more than two or | | | | world. |
| three times per week. The goal is for you to allow | | | | So, you have now planned for your detox. What |
| your body a bit of time and space to recover. | | | | obstacles might come in the way? Is it other people |
| First up, if you have been drinking really heavily and | | | | 'forcing' you to drink, are you worried you might feel |
| feel physical symptoms of not drinking such as shaking | | | | out of place? For two weeks you can either avoid |
| etc. check it out with your doctor. If you have a | | | | these situations in advance by planning something else |
| physical addiction to alcohol, then you might need to | | | | or work out how you are going to deal with them now |
| wean yourself off gradually. | | | | rather than when you are there and you feel under |
| So, you want to do an alcohol detoxification program? | | | | pressure. |
| The first thing you want to do is prepare. Second thing | | | | A great idea is to put something on the wall by your |
| is to prepare. And the third thing? You want to figure | | | | bed. Make sure you put it somewhere so you can see |
| out what you want out of the two weeks and what | | | | it each morning which will remind you to have a |
| you are going to do each day instead of reaching for | | | | fantastic day. You can come up with whatever has |
| a drink. | | | | meaning for you and will get you into a good state - |
| Also be sure to drink plenty of water. Apparently | | | | rather than worrying how to survive work or cope |
| distilled water is the best water to drink but 6-8 | | | | without alcohol etc. |
| glasses of water will be good. Work out where and | | | | And then reward yourself! What can you do for |
| when you usually drink and also why you drink. Then | | | | yourself which is not harmful but would cause you to |
| do something different in these circumstances. E.g. if | | | | look forward to it? Then just do it! You will feel great |
| you usually go out with everyone from work on a | | | | and like Helen Foster of Dare magazine you will find |
| certain night, don't. | | | | yourself drinking less thereafter and perhaps doing |
| Try and put in some new activities. In particular physical | | | | better in sports as she did. |
| exercise and dancing in particular is great. Something | | | | |