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so you all are still there, still alive, surviving the madness they show on telly and make you shell out money for in the cineplexes these days. Good.
so i kinda disappeared in between. well i was like always busy partying. and know what this was probably one of the strangest weeks i've lived.
so what was i up to?
went to vizag for a trip. and forgot my data card back at home. there's something about alcohol that makes you forget all the unnecessary things in life. kidding.
so why on this earth was i in vizag? It was a friends B-Day, a fellow brother who believes in the potion of life as much as i do, we do. as the story goes we together were able to erase 48 bottles of beer from the face of mother earth in a night. some really heady social service, trust me.
I took a flight from delhi to hyderabad and from hyderabad took a volvo to vizag. lovely trip with a the AC on full blast tried to sleep thru a telugu movie that goes by the name chinnuda or something. no offences but i could hardly understand a word u see. reached vizag at 6 in the morning on ma friends b-day. reached his apartments on the beach road. every minute reminding me of the years spent there. well never tho one to let a friend down this guy welcomed me with a skinny hug and we sat down to discuss girlfriends old office colleagues and the likes of it, a few minutes into the conversation he gets up and takes a walk down the hall to kitchen. i hear some clianking noises and before a minutes has is back with two bottles of beer, serves one swig right into my mouth and says- There, your breakfast. well if something starts so well you can only guess at the end. tell you what would contnue with the story in my next post.
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so i kinda disappeared in between. well i was like always busy partying. and know what this was probably one of the strangest weeks i've lived.
so what was i up to?
went to vizag for a trip. and forgot my data card back at home. there's something about alcohol that makes you forget all the unnecessary things in life. kidding.
so why on this earth was i in vizag? It was a friends B-Day, a fellow brother who believes in the potion of life as much as i do, we do. as the story goes we together were able to erase 48 bottles of beer from the face of mother earth in a night. some really heady social service, trust me.
I took a flight from delhi to hyderabad and from hyderabad took a volvo to vizag. lovely trip with a the AC on full blast tried to sleep thru a telugu movie that goes by the name chinnuda or something. no offences but i could hardly understand a word u see. reached vizag at 6 in the morning on ma friends b-day. reached his apartments on the beach road. every minute reminding me of the years spent there. well never tho one to let a friend down this guy welcomed me with a skinny hug and we sat down to discuss girlfriends old office colleagues and the likes of it, a few minutes into the conversation he gets up and takes a walk down the hall to kitchen. i hear some clianking noises and before a minutes has is back with two bottles of beer, serves one swig right into my mouth and says- There, your breakfast. well if something starts so well you can only guess at the end. tell you what would contnue with the story in my next post.
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Like many people, at the start of the year, I made a resolution to decrease my alcohol intake.
ReplyDeleteDrink Less in Seven Days by Georgia Foster has really helped me stick to this resolution. Georgia is a clinical hypnotherapist and alongside the written version of the book, there are also 4 "Hypnosis Hub" recordings that readers are encouraged to access to help them with the program.
One of the great things about Drink Less in Seven Days is that Georgia (and I"m going to call her Georgia because she kind of feels like a friend) is totally non-judgemental about how much you drink, why you drink, why you feel you drink too much etc. I feel that this is an area where people carry a lot of shame and negative feelings and to have someone who approaches an emotional issue like this with absolute objectivity is helpful in driving the desired behaviours. She's on your side!
There are two main parts to Drink Less in Seven Days. The first is how your amygdala (the part of your brain that deals with emotions and fear/stress responses) can actually work against your efforts to quit or reduce your drinking. It shows you how to move your decision to drink away from this very instinctive part of your brain to your prefrontal cortex which is the part of your brain that is more concerned with considered decision-making.
I found this part of the book fascinating, particularly the parts where she spoke about silencing your inner critic.
However, it was the second part of the book, where Georgia broke down different personality types. what triggers them to drink and how to circumvent these triggers that I found most useful. (Also fascinating, if like me you love a good theory of behaviour and the ability to proclaim "Yes!!!! That's me!"). Because it makes total sense right? If you drink out of social anxiety (which is me a little bit) your methods to success will likely be different to someone who drinks because everyone around you is (also me a little bit).
The biggest take away for me was starting to understand what triggers my wanting to drink and learning alternative strategies should I decide not to. I think a really important thing about Drink Less in Seven Days is that it is NOT about quitting drinking altogether. It is about cutting down to a level that you are comfortable with, whatever that is for you. And this feels more manageable than quitting altogether.
The cru of this type of book though is does it work?
So here's the real deal. I started this program in January. It's now March and I can count the times I have drunk alcohol on one hand. During this time I have been to pubs, bars and restaurants, entertained at home and been entertained at other people's homes so it's not like I have been hiding myself away. I have been around alcohol and people drinking as much as I ever was.
Will I drink again? Almost definitely. For me, this experiment was never about giving up altogether. And I have far too much fun making cocktails for this to give it up completely! However, I feel that moving forward I will be able to drink in a more mindful considered way.
Thank you to Georgia Foster for a thoroughly fascinating book that does exactly what it says on the cover!
Here's a link to The 7 Days To Drink Less Online Alcohol Reduction Program.
John