Dry

[Jolly Toper]

I've not had a drink for nearly 48 hours, recently I went 3 days without alcohol. This might seem a no news day but being 'in the trade' and also your average social drinker I find it quite hard to avoid the stuff.

Do others have tales, they want to admit, about the longest time (forced or chosen) for not partaking or confess now if you haven't not had a drink for X years.

[Peat Sampras]

sounds like a topic for the chat as some of us might not to want make public such sensitive data

[Jolly Toper]

I expect deafening silence....

[olikli]

A few years ago I made an experient to stay dry for 3 months, also in respect to the effects on weight. Didn't cause any frustration, but when I resumed I had an awful night after three pints.

It wouldn't be a problem to repeat this, but then my blog would run dry too

[les taylor]

I went to the doctor's and he said to me " I want you to stop drinking." I replied " will I live longer?"
He then said " No, it will just seem like it".

[Jolly Toper]

and a longer liver?

[Peat Sampras]

and a longer liver?

[The Craw]

As the late, great TC once said 'I went on a whisky diet once.... I lost 3 days'

Only time i've been dry is when on medication and afterwards whisky tasted weird for many days

[Nick Brown]

I went dry for three months a few years ago. I had thought I might give up drink completely and imagined that weekends would bea huge problem. In the event, it was hard for the first three or four days and then I didn't even miss the stuff. I found I slept much better, didn't feel tired all the time and found I could solve problems at work much more easily. I discovered that mornings were terrific.

I'm not quite sure why I went back on the drink. The first night back it tasted absolutely rank - especially whisky.

[Willie JJ]

My better half acused me of being addicted to drink when we first got together. I stopped for 6 months to make the point that I wasn't. That was about 25 years ago. Fortunately I haven't had to reinforce the point.

I've not had a drink for nearly 48 hours, recently I went 3 days without alcohol. .

I've been watching BBC News 24 why haven't I heard about this?