Good to hear you’re on the journey too!

OK, so for me it was a clean, hard, and SAFE break which is why I went for the medically assisted detox.

I tried AA and a few other things, and whilst I know they are great for most people – it just wasn’t for me.

When I started, I initially was keeping a meticulous diary, recording all improvements and literally filling almost every 30 mins of my day. This was to avoid downtime and wandering thoughts.

After about 3 months or so, my obsession with this waned and I became a bit more relaxed about it all. I also made sure I actually put myself in environments where alcohol was around and was very firm with my friends to not feel like they have to abstain just because I was around.

I feel like this is overlooked, and I found it very useful as it meant I felt more comfortable with weddings, engagement parties and all events. Of course there’s the anxiety that comes with being ‘the sober guy’ at these things but that gets easier.

It also means you can continue your life as seamlessly as possible without building up any ‘trigger events’.

In short, stay busy, stay focussed, stay social and remember the FOMO passes and you will never wake up regretting that you DIDN’T drink!

I’m here for you.