Since I started going to the pub I don't think I have gone an extended period of time without having a drink of some kind. I’m actually very nervous about taking on this challenge, and that for me is telling of what a part of even having the odd drink every now and then has become a part of me.
Drinking more often than not been a social activity for me by always opting to meet friends for a drink, grabbing a pint out of habit when doing certain things if I'm out and other situations. However there have been many times when I have been dependent on alcohol, and my drinking has been for negative reasons or I have been struggling mentally and have used alcohol to try deal with this.
I want to prove to myself that I am able to have more self control with my consumption, particularly because I so often feel like I cannot be in a lot of social situations without having had a drink.
At the end of the month I will be donating an amount myself based off of how much I have raised by that time.
Good luck, mate. Alcohol can be a struggle.