Staying Sober

The articles in this section are aimed at resisting the temptation to drink by avoiding common mistakes. Even if you have lapsed in your desire to quit or cut back drinking, sometimes all you need is a fresh approach to get yourself back on track.

4 Proven Remedies Alcoholism and alcohol abuse can be conquered with these 4 remedies to reduce the desire to drink.

Avoid These 2 Mistakes Get sober by avoiding these 2 mistakes, which alone have the power to sabotage all of your efforts to control your drinking.

Recognize Weaknesses There are many different kinds of alcohol, and many different circumstances under which we will drink it. Over the years you have probably gravitated toward one or two specific types of alcohol, and tend to drink it most often in one or two specific environments.

Changing Your Strategy Many people get discouraged at their seeming inability to get their drinking under control, and believe their failure is a reflection of their own lack of willpower. However it's important to recognize that the strategy we employ is at least as important as our willpower in learning how to stop drinking alcohol.

Alcoholism's Magic Wand Wouldn't it be great if there was a magic wand we could wave to make problems like alcoholism go away? So much heartache and misery would simply disappear overnight, and so many minds and bodies could finally begin to heal.

Thinking about Drinking? Does drinking seem to be always on your mind? Do you sincerely want to stop or cut back on your alcohol intake, and yet find yourself somehow focusing on it a good portion of the day?

Stop on Your Own A person who truly wants to learn how to stop drinking on their own may have to change their lifestyle completely. A person may have to lose friends whose company they have really grown to enjoy and welcome. The same friends that you had in the past very well could be the ones who ended up encouraging you to drink.

100 Days of Sobriety Looking back at my first 100 days of sobriety there have been MANY positives in my life - both in how I feel today, and how I view my future. There have been only TWO slightly negative things, but both of those will become positives in the coming months.

Sunshine Superman I took a nice, long walk today since the sun decided to finally make an appearance after several weeks, and it struck me that even the little things in my life are more enjoyable since I stopped drinking alcohol. It simply was invigorating to feel the sun upon my skin, and I noticed that I felt stronger and healthier than I have in years.