{"id":186,"date":"2017-08-24T23:06:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T23:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mistertipster.org\/?p=186"},"modified":"2017-08-24T23:06:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T23:06:19","slug":"how-can-i-stop-drinking-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mistertipster.org\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"How can I stop drinking alcohol?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"186\" class=\"elementor elementor-186 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6ad77c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6ad77c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-jpjzcss\" data-id=\"jpjzcss\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-pmkloq4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"pmkloq4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c3cx61\" data-id=\"0c3cx61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ilxe6r elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ilxe6r\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can I stop drinking alcohol?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-x2vl4jx elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"x2vl4jx\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-tmescto\" data-id=\"tmescto\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-w3gypgw elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"w3gypgw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHARE THIS PAGE WITH YOUR FRIENDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cgocka8 elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--view-icon-text elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"cgocka8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-k097cf8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"k097cf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-qjirumk\" data-id=\"qjirumk\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3vh87tm elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3vh87tm\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIPS to Stop Drinking Alcohol:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wm29z0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"wm29z0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"u3720-12\">Ask God through prayer to help you break your addiction. Just close your eyes and say something like \u201cGod, I really need Your help to overcome this problem. I\u2019ve been going in the wrong direction, and I am asking that you give me extra power and wisdom to chart a better course for the future.\u201d<\/li><li id=\"u2429-16\">Tell a parent or other trusted adult that you want to break this habit. Ask for their advice on how to move forward.<\/li><li id=\"u2429-20\">Stop hanging out with people who drink. At the very least, don\u2019t go with them anywhere they\u2019re likely to break out the booze.<\/li><li id=\"u2429-24\">Talk to a parent or trusted adult about finding a local teen substance abuse recovery program. Do a web search on \u201cteen alcoholism recovery.\u201d<\/li><li id=\"u2429-29\">Learn about Alcoholics Anonymous and teens through a great online comic book at:<br \/><a class=\"nonblock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aa.org\/pdf\/products\/p-37_tooyoung.pdf\">http:\/\/www.aa.org\/pdf\/products\/p-37_tooyoung.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-t6bumve elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"t6bumve\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-jpawvyx\" data-id=\"jpawvyx\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dkpy88l elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dkpy88l\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bsqp3ao elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bsqp3ao\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dk4t6eg\" data-id=\"dk4t6eg\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kego0yz elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"kego0yz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beating booze<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nxozt6t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"nxozt6t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Story of Despair and Triumph<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wndwlf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"wndwlf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by C\u00e9leste Perrino-Walker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-nfvkfs3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"nfvkfs3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ph2kyc\" data-id=\"0ph2kyc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4wi5cpm elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4wi5cpm\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mistertipster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/story-beatingbooze.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mistertipster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/story-beatingbooze.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.mistertipster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/story-beatingbooze-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mistertipster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/story-beatingbooze-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-mc2c9w0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"mc2c9w0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fs9t9w1\" data-id=\"fs9t9w1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vd4x379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"vd4x379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"u2444-3\">At 15 I was the funniest person in my class. The funniest looking. You\u2019ve seen me in your school. I\u2019m the one with the oversized glasses, the stringy hair, and the plaid pants.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-5\">I had a self-esteem problem so big that you could walk up and talk to it. \u201cWe\u201d took up two seats on the bus. At least that\u2019s what I figured, since no one ever sat with us, much less talked to us.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-7\">Then I found the formula for success, popularity, and beauty\u2014booze!<\/p><p id=\"u2444-9\">I had been drinking on \u201csocial\u201d occasions since I was about 8 years old. My sisters hated the stuff (now you know who got all the brains in the family), so they let me drink theirs too.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-11\">The more I drank, the more I realized that I was really an interesting person. When I drank I was hilarious, popular, and, of course, stunningly beautiful. I had more friends than ever before. They laughed with me and not at me.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-13\">It was a wonderful change. At least it seemed like it at the time.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-15\">Then there was this party my friend Rochelle invited me to. You know the kind, where the other kids are all older, and beer flows like Niagara Falls.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-17\">I drank and drank. Little things in my stomach started waxing their surfboards. Some of Rochelle\u2019s friends got the bright idea of throwing me into the pool\u2014fully dressed. I swore and swore and swore. Loudly.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-19\">Rochelle came out of the house, where she had been talking with Kim, the girl who was giving the party, and took me aside. I stared at her owlishly, trying to focus. She told me in a hushed whisper that Kim\u2019s mother had asked about the girl who was so \u201cloud and obnoxious.\u201d<\/p><p id=\"u2444-21\">Not me, I thought. Of course not, silly, my pickled brain agreed.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-23\">Rochelle asked me to be a little quieter so Kim\u2019s mom wouldn\u2019t kick us out. Suddenly shame and humiliation washed over me. I saw exactly what I was like when I was drunk. I was loud and obnoxious, and now I was soaked to the skin, my teeth chattering.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-25\">I promised Rochelle that I wouldn\u2019t say another word. Then I crawled off by myself to dry. Meanwhile I got a lot of thinking done. How could I have been so blind? Alcohol had seemed like such a great solution at first. But all I had managed to do was mask my problems.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-27\">What it all boiled down to was that I didn\u2019t like me. Drinking (and this is true of all drugs) made me feel more accepted. I wasn\u2019t, but it made me feel as though I was. And all the while it was destroying brain cells. Even today I\u2019m pretty sure there are signs in my head that say \u201cvacancy.\u201d<\/p><p id=\"u2444-29\">The harder I tried to stop drinking alcohol, the more I wished I had never started. With the help of my pastor, parents, and supportive friends, little by little I realized that my body was a temple of the Holy Spirit, and that if I wanted Him to live there, I was going to have to keep it clean.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-31\">Eventually there came a day that I took my last drink. I like to think of it as the day I put down my crutches and started walking on my own.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-33\">I did a lot of changing that year. I started concentrating on my good points. Once I took my mind off my bad points, I forgot about them. I was more comfortable talking to other people. And when I helped them out, I completely forgot about myself.<\/p><p id=\"u2444-35\">Once I started to accept myself the way I was, I could accept other people the way they were. 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