It's easy to get caught up in the discomfort of quitting drinking. It's very natural to think about the cravings and the sleeplessness and wish you weren't in this position any more. Often, this can bring people back to square one. We all know that we can get rid of the craving straight away by taking a drink. We can stop that sleeplessness straightaway by taking a drink. It's this sort of short-term thinking that has got us into this mess in the first place.

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When you're at the beginning of this journey, you have to use what you've got. We all start out with the drinkers mentality and that takes a bit of time to sort itself out. Until then, start out changing small things, altering your mindset in small ways, and don't try to be perfect in anything. The key here is learning how to cope without alcohol. You get over the discomfort, you push through the urges and the cravings, and you will come out the other end with a lot more knowledge, experience, and means to push yourself even further.

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Life after drink can be a bit tricky. We are used to getting our entertainment through alcohol, relaxing through alcohol, and so on. It can be difficult to change the channel, to think about different ways of finding the same result.

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Wishing You Onwards and Upwards for 2017

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Thomas Jefferson said that he was a great believer in luck, the harder reworked, the more lucky he was.

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How do you know what to do after quitting drinking alcohol?

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Today I wanted to talk about a concept called, fixing the Windows. I think this theory was born in the United States. Basically, it involves, policing and trying to keep crime as low as possible.

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Quitting drinking requires discipline. The act of not drinking anymore, of actually quitting drinking is simple. You don't put the alcohol into your mouth anymore. Regardless of what happens, day by day, moment by moment, if you stick to that one principal - don't put the alcohol in your mouth - then you stop drinking. It's as simple as that.

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Granted, danger is real, but it's you that creates the fear. There's danger in doing nothing. There's huge danger in choosing the easy option every time. Where does it bring you? A watered-down version of yourself, for a start.

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Sometimes it's good to reflect on the past, the past few days, on the past year, or in the longer term. Positive reflection can be extremely beneficial in avoiding many of the mistakes you have made, avoiding future errors, and learning more about who you are as a person and what makes you tick.

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