Best substitute for Alcohol??? (69)
snagsmooremelbourne, Victoria Australia13 Threads 1 Polls 411 PostsIf you want stress relief, lavender is supposed be a natural relaxant. Keep a few strands off a bush handy and gently crush the leaves and flowers to release the smell or get some essential oil (the proper one, not a fragrance) and put it on a handkerchief and smell it when you need it. Put it on your pillow before sleep. Mix it with a carrier oil and put some on your temples throughout the day, use it in massage or in the bath. Smells way better than alcohol too. Don't drink it though 
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snagsmoore: If you want stress relief, lavender is supposed be a natural relaxant. Keep a few strands off a bush handy and gently crush the leaves and flowers to release the smell or get some essential oil (the proper one, not a fragrance) and put it on a handkerchief and smell it when you need it. Put it on your pillow before sleep. Mix it with a carrier oil and put some on your temples throughout the day, use it in massage or in the bath. Smells way better than alcohol too. Don't drink it though
gr88 infoo..I should try this some time..!!!
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Sunny143: 40 years is a quite long time conrad73..I would love to be like you in future!!what made you quit drinking??
Too much of the "Good" Thing!
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Conrad73: Too much of the "Good" Thing!
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mitsos: Try cough medicine
hey, hair tonic isn't too bad, about as much as a bottle of beer, but has a great after bite as does mouthwash.Drugs, of course are alcohol free...one could always 'have a toke and your troubles go up in smoke' as the old song goes...
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Sunny143: I am not an alcoholic but I always wonder if there is a substitute for it which is not harmful to us.Heard that chocolate,green tea etc give instant relief from stress??Would love to know if there are any such good things which many of us don't know!!!
Happiness!!
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solitare: hey, hair tonic isn't too bad, about as much as a bottle of beer, but has a great after bite as does mouthwash.
Drugs, of course are alcohol free...one could always 'have a toke and your troubles go up in smoke' as the old song goes...
Drugs, of course are alcohol free...one could always 'have a toke and your troubles go up in smoke' as the old song goes...
maybe with some ice and a combination of the 2 a new cocktail would emerge.What should it called?------ This thread is Archived ------
In response to: I am not an alcoholic but I always wonder if there is a substitute for it which is not harmful to us.Heard that chocolate,green tea etc give instant relief from stress??Would love to know if there are any such good things which many of us don't know!!!
Exercise & sports, especially team sports.
But, if you're really stressed then have you considered boxing?
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I find sobriety is an excellent substitute.
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youretheboss: I find sobriety is an excellent substitute.
can't beat being High On Life,can you? 
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Sunny143: I am not an alcoholic but I always wonder if there is a substitute for it which is not harmful to us.Heard that chocolate,green tea etc give instant relief from stress??Would love to know if there are any such good things which many of us don't know!!!
Do yoga or get a massage.
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A 12 step program. 
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Godsgift: A 12 step program.
I just knew you were going to say that.
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Godsgift: A 12 step program.
Yep yep 
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Godsgift: A 12 step program.
Better then drunkenness. But these programs seem like cults and their followers seem programmed.
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Conrad73: actually I haven't drank Alcohol or taken Drugs in nearly forty years!
Don't see any necessity for it!
So,I also don't need the substitutes for it!
Can't experience life properly with a goofed up mind!
Don't see any necessity for it!
So,I also don't need the substitutes for it!
Can't experience life properly with a goofed up mind!
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Dadude62: Better then drunkenness. But these programs seem like cults and their followers seem programmed.
Not at all. They talk about a 'God' of your own understanding. It will work with or without any religion. But I know where you're coming from. Many who use the program confuse it with catholocism. I'm sure that many here in Ireland, see it as an extension of the Catholic Church. It is not however. It's traditions forbid it.
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Most anything
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Godsgift: Not at all. They talk about a 'God' of your own understanding. It will work with or without any religion. But I know where you're coming from. Many who use the program confuse it with catholocism. I'm sure that many here in Ireland, see it as an extension of the Catholic Church. It is not however. It's traditions forbid it.
The Serenity Prayer that people are expected to say at the meetings is what kept my husband away from meetings because he didn't believe in God. Alcoholics who believe in God get support from other AA members in addition to the Prayer.
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montemonte: The Serenity Prayer that people are expected to say at the meetings is what kept my husband away from meetings because he didn't believe in God. Alcoholics who believe in God get support from other AA members in addition to the Prayer.
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