Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Journal

Ever Sworn Off Alcohol For A Month And Found Yourself Drinking By The 7Th?Think ThereS No Point In Just One Drink?Welcome!Quitting Drinking, Whether For A Month Or For Life, Is Enormously Satisfying, But Also Fiendishly Difficult.-ThereS The Getting Started (But I Have That Party Next Week!)-ThereS The Feeling Clenched And Socially Anxious.-Throw In A Sizeable Amount Of Social Pressure And Suspicious Questions (So, Do You Have A Drinking Problem?-Finally, Chuck In The Hundreds Of Pro-Drinking Messages We See Every Day; Films Where A Round Of Shots Always Comes With A Whoop; Fridge Magnets That Say I DonT Trust People Who DonT Drink; Pub Clapboards Announcing Strong People Need Strong Drinks; And Memes Declaring Beer: ItS A Holiday In A Glass.Whew. ItS No Wonder We Find It Tricky To Stay Teetotal. But DonT Worry. WeRe Going To Tackle All Of The Above. IM Going To Give You Tools That Enable You To Clear All Of These Stumbling Blocks With The Grace Of A Gazelle.So, LetS Get Started, Shall We?Praise For Catherine GrayS Writing:An Icon Of The Quit Lit Movement. Cond Nast TravellerFascinating. Bryony Gordon.Not Remotely Preachy. The TimesJaunty, Shrewd And Convincing.The TelegraphAdmirably Honest, Light, Bubbly And Remarkably Rarely Annoying. The GuardianTruthful, Modern And Real.StylistBrave, Witty And Brilliantly Written. Marie ClaireHaunting, Admirable And Enlightening.The Pool