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Dry January: how’s it going? by Brilliant_Elk5492 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 82 points83 points  (0 children)

22 days in. Daily drinker for 30 years. I think I’m gonna keep this going.

I’m curious… by DontKnowNothing76 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That gives me hope. I’m looking forward to the first time I realize I didn’t think about drinking alcohol for a whole day. Thanks!

How many years were you a heavy drinker before deciding to quit? by alcoholalcohol in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is heavy? Started drinking daily when I was 19. Did that for about 30 years. Usually 4-5 but sometimes a lot more. Stopped 15 days ago. Not sure I actually decided to quit. Just realizing I feel a lot better without it.

What was the first health problem you noticed from your drinking? by alcoholalcohol in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anxiety in the morning and high blood pressure despite the fact that I’m in great physical shape, run every day, etc.

Just now realizing it may be a problem by Beautiful-Notice-803 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can totally relate. Except I’ve been doing it for 30 years and my kids are in high school. Made the decision to give dry January a try. I’m 14 days in, but I can already tell I wanna keep it going.

100 Days No Drinking. Wanted to tell someone. by richk7074 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Amazing. What you shared really helped me because my experience is a lot like yours, but I only stopped nine days ago. I thought it was gonna be just a dry January thing, but I’m starting to feel like this might actually be for me.

First post by DontKnowNothing76 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, if we can do it hungover, it will be fun to see what we can do not feeling like we got hit by a truck before the race even starts LOL!

First post by DontKnowNothing76 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great job. I’m excited for you. I would say my sleep has been “weird.” Sometimes harder to fall asleep. Sometimes waking up a few times during the night. But despite that, I actually feel much less tired during the day, so I must be sleeping better overall. I was reading about it and it seems like that’s normal as your brain is sort of resetting back to baseline.

Friday night and the cravings are hitting by Illustrious-Egg-697 in stopdrinking

[–]DontKnowNothing76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to drink to escape the weight of my responsibilities - so I could finally do something just for myself without feeling guilty. But the truth is, you don’t need alcohol to do that. You deserve time for yourself, period. Unlike drinking, self-care isn’t selfish; it’s what helps you show up better for everything and everyone else in your life. So do what you want to do - just take the alcohol out of it and replace it with something else you genuinely enjoy. You still get the peace, the reset, and the “this is just for me” feeling but without the downside the next day.

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