This is a place to share the changes you have experienced in your personal relationships since you removed alcohol from your diet.
Whether you are a man or a woman, your central nervous system was in a state of depression when you consumed alcohol. Now that you have removed the alcohol from your diet, have your personal relationships changed?
Do you go out more often, seeking the company of others?
Do you spend more time at home engaged in activities with your family?
Do you find yourself more available to be intimate with your partner?
Has your experience of your sexuality improved in some way?
Have you stopped using sex enhancement drugs like Viagra?
You get the idea. Give this some thought and share as much as you can. If you are OK with it, please let us know how much alcohol was a part of your diet. Like one drink a day or one drink a week, for example.
Click the "comments" link to read what others have shared or to leave a comment for others to read.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Topic - Changes I have noticed in my personal relationships.
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I have been a "light drinker" by common standards for most all of my adult life. I drank a little everyday. I actually
bought into the theory that a little alcohol was a good thing for my body!
Once I removed the alcohol from my diet, and announced my drying out, I did notice some changes. Here is what you might notice:
People in general can't accept the fact that alcohol is poison. They might admit that too much alcohol is bad, but most will stick with the "everything is OK in moderation" theory.
Friends and family might take a skeptical view of your ability to permanently remove alcohol from your diet.
I would not have expected this kind of reaction. I would have assumed that when a person makes such a life and health affirming personal decision that they will garner the full support of their family and friends. Don't count on it. Your decision is somewhat threatening to others. Alcohol is so much a part of everyone's culture and history, even those who drink only very occasionally, find it difficult to embrace the concept that alcohol is poison. Unless and until they do, they will not see the strength of your motivation and commitment to live free of alcohol. So naturally, they may not be convinced that you will really never drink alcohol again.
For me there was no struggle. There was no inner conflict. There was no need to associate with others who have likewise given up the drink. There are no support groups for those of us smart enough to not drink gasoline. Not needed. Almost everyone agrees that gasoline is poison. So who would want to drink it? NO international organization of believers needed to keep gasoline off the dinner table. Alcohol, which is also a motor fuel (E-85 ethanol), when NOT seen as a poison, demands support when an individual tries to break free of the alcohol habit. But, once you understand what alcohol is, you will not need the support or approval of others. The knowledge is sufficient to change your behavior.
About my superiority complex... Well, I would have to admit that I do feel quite a bit superior to my former self. And maybe just one or two social notches above those people who need alcohol to have a good time. I am having a great time living clear-headed and able to remember the fun that I have everyday. I feel a deep sense of pride in my new lifestyle. I am strengthened each day as my body recovers and rebuilds, as new friends come into my life, as new ideas are born. I have given up nothing of any value. And you CAN quote me on that!
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