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A candid interview with Perry Groves on TS just now. Revealing that he's been an alcoholic for decades, without truly realising it until now. (I think he said) seven months dry, after rehab :bowdown:

A similar thing happened to my Dad. He’d always loved scotch, Harvey’s, wine, home brewing, and he drunk at home every night and socially. When he got to about 60, he largely stopped drinking alcohol almost overnight. The bottles of scotch bought for him as pressies just sat there in the...

It’s similar for me, as luckily I simply don’t get addicted to harmful things. I really enjoyed social drinking in pubs, clubs and on holidays in my teens, 20’s and 30’s, but as those occasions lessened with age and from starting a family, my alcohol intake naturally diminished to not much at...

Is it because for many alcohol is an an all or nothing addiction? Jimmy Greaves always admitted that if he started again with drinks on just “that one special occasion”, then he would be instantly hooked again. Some of us might have the willpower (or lack of interest in booze) to not exceed...

Good luck. Try to find something to fill the void / occupy the mind, when you would’ve been drinking.

For those on you ‘on the wagon’, do you enjoy meals out as much as you did, just drinking water or soft drinks?