How I Quit Drinking Alcohol

What lies beyond your decision to think differently could be everything you ever dreamed of having and being… connection, peace, freedom, love, self-trust, true happiness, deep friendships, honest relationships, healthy boundaries, consistency, commitment, uniqueness, personal responsibility, maturity, strength, courage, gratitude, pride, excitement etc. 

In fact, they don’t lie BEYOND us at all. They lie WITHIN us. All of these things are within you now and you can access them... as long as you are open and willing to change your THINKING.

QUESTION: So, how the hell do we change our thinking?

ANSWER: By CHOOSING to change our thinking, practicing thinking different thoughts and conditioning ourselves to think differently. (Yes, it’s that simple, but not easy at all)

QUESTION: And how the hell do we do that??!

ANSWER: Ask yourself better questions. 

When we ask ourselves questions (in that resigned or anxious tone of voice) like...

• “Will I ever be able to quit drinking?” 
• “What’s wrong with me?” 
• “Why do I keep failing all the time?” 
• “Why can’t I say no?” 
• “Why can’t I quit drinking?” 
• “How did I get to this point?” 

…our minds come up with answers to our questions (because that’s what they are designed to do)

• “…no you won’t, you suck”
• “…everything is wrong with you”
• “…because you’re a failure and you always have been”
• “…because you’re weak and your friends won’t like you and you can’t handle that”
• “…because you have no willpower and you are weak”
• “…you got to this point because you didn’t see it coming and you are pathetic!"

While, NONE of these answers are going to get you the results you want (to reduce or quit drinking alcohol), NONE of these answers are true or based on fact. They are just your own judgemental, critical opinion of yourself, that makes you feel like shit.

It may seem like this is the only way to think about last night’s drinking session, but it’s not, it’s a choice! 

And we can choose to think differently and focus on another thought option by….

...ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS! 

By asking high quality questions, we are going to get high quality answers (because our brains are designed that way). This is how I was able to handle challenging situations when I quit drinking alcohol, thanks to my life coach who encouraged seeing all other possibilities.

Instead of running the same pattern of DRINK - SHITTY THOUGHTS - SHITTY FEELINGS - TRY TO QUIT DRINKING - DRINK… and so on, let’s try something different. 

Let's ask ourselves some questions to really start to understand what was going on inside our minds that caused us to feel the urge to drink and then choose to drink. 

With an understanding of ourselves and our patterns, we can begin to have an awareness of when we are running it. And ONLY with an awareness of our patterns, enough pain to make us want to change and god enough reasons for changing, are we able to change our un-resourceful pattern.

Sooooo, I’ve created a series of questions that can help us FOCUS and THINK differently about drinking alcohol.

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I call this process, Failing Fantastically Forwards!!   

Answer these questions in the comments below, make sure to number them so we know which question you are answering... The more questions you answer, the more responsibility and higher the commitment you are making to yourself and your journey to quitting drinking alcohol.

Before you begin, close your eyes and take 3 big deep breaths in and out. Put yourself into a relaxed state of mind and in a quiet place where you are free from distraction. Take yourself back to the moments before you first thought of having a drink...