So we've all been there before, I will stop smoking...soon or I will stop drinking, start losing weight, stop kicking the cat, lots of things in life but soon is not quite what we mean is it? It's merely a method of delaying things or procrastinating.

I decided in November last year to kick the habit of being an alcoholic..easy? No, not so much. I went to see a psychiatrist and told him about my drinking, punting, and "Dr, I think I'm bipolar!" He listened to me waffle on for an hour and said, "Right, you're not bipolar, you're not going mad but you certainly have made a few interesting life choices but who am I to judge."

Needless to say I spent R1400 but it was a nice chat anyways. "You're welcome to come by and shoot the breeze if you're ever in the neighbourhood" he said. For that amount of money I'll rather not I thought.

So I started gym full time, stopped drinking, started eating healthy and joined a support group to help me stay sober.

I figure I just have an addictive personality as I've gotten hooked on everything from alcohol, cigarettes, internet chat sites, women, punting... Quite a few things come to think of it.

The moral of my story I think is now I am addicted to a healthy lifestyle and fortunately it isn't something I'm worried about. So there's hope and light at the end of the tunnel. So I've finally left the debate club and started doing... Just goes to show there is life after booze, who would have thought?

Wishing you love light and happiness!:-)

Well done andy be strong and you can only grow.

I quit smoking 1 year 4 months ago :-)

High5 Andy. I can't say how long I've been sober. I'm just glad that I am. Keep it up. Its a good place to be...sober!

Well DOne!

By the sound of things you doing very well.Very proud of u babes keep up the good work

Rose
Xxx

I am a Mussalmaan and I have not touched a drop of alcohol from the day I was born.

Ben (and others) I am curious why you use the word "Mussalmaan" and not "Muslim". You are usually so precise with your usage of English, and in English the word is Muslim.

I was looking for an opportunity to explain.
Thanks Muff for the opportunity.

When the British first colonized India during the time of the Mughals, the word Mussulmaan was in common use among the British. In fact Lord Macaulay used it frequently in his writings.
Its usage gradually fell away in the 19th century until it was completely discarded at the beginning of the 20th.
By now you must be aware if my penchant for the facetious use of olde English, which I daresay is not fully understood or appreciated on this site.