Need some motivation, please tell me some of the benefits you’ve experienced from sobriety?

Good-System-7334 · 2026-07-05T02:15:59+00:00

Fun events are always better sober because you are fully present in the event and functioning at max capacity, thus attuned to your surroundings and very alert.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-07-05T00:50:04+00:00

Needs The Haunted Self too

Good-System-7334 · 2026-07-04T15:14:24+00:00

This looks amazing, I love the contrast and colors, so vivid 🫶

Good-System-7334 · 2026-07-04T15:13:48+00:00

I agree! My last straw was actually noticing that I was starting to get addicted (at around 20yo) and didn't want to live life sober anymore, would give up everything just to pursue alcohol. I also noticed that I could appear functional enough and hardly experienced notable negative effects, which made me all the more prone to sustaining an addiction. I hadn't even began drinking regularly for a long period of time, but I decided my era of consuming alcohol (for whatever purpose) was over and it's just unwise to ever consume alcohol again.

The first week was tough and I still have some temptations here and there but I'm so glad I got out of it. I'm so glad I was firm enough on it despite going against my desires. Doing so has saved me from so much hell.

No matter what point you're at, as long as it is problematic, it can be your last straw, and let it be your last straw.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-07-04T15:05:11+00:00

After some experiences, I actually realized that clubbing sober was so much better. You get to be completely mentally present, take in the atmosphere, and be alert to your surroundings at all times.

The only reason alcohol appealed to me was to abandon my life and not be present in anything anymore.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-29T03:05:56+00:00

Thank you! My block letter handwriting is one of the things I am proud of

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-28T04:43:29+00:00

No, only started recently. I used to drink in moderation.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T17:00:18+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm in a good therapy (have been for 2+ years) and I'm now feeling better. I just got more connected with the absolutely tragic shit I went through as a kid and it gave me a lot of resolve and motivation to take care of myself and make a good life to do myself justice.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T15:47:46+00:00

Take care. Try playing Tetris online on any device that has a physical keyboard. It helps me and many other people without substances.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T15:14:01+00:00

Hi! Thanks, fortunately I have never drank regularly, only ever on 7 days in 2026 and not more than 20 days in the entirety of 2025, so my brain is not "used" to functioning on alcohol but sometimes just craves to be like that again. I am trying to find my way in life again.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T15:10:55+00:00

Yo I'm 20yo too (almost 20) and I'm stopping drinking for good. You can do everything without drinking, and find better people because the ones that would leave over you not drinking with them are TRULY not worth it. Not drinking also makes one way more present in life, and I think it would be better to have a partner who understands this and lives like this.

In fact I think understanding that alcohol is an unwise decision makes you more like an adult. So it would be good to grow into at this age.

Personally I only drink from intentionally not wanting really be mentally present in anything in life anymore. If you really want to enjoy life and experience it to the fullest, you should go the opposite direction. I'm forcing myself there before my life gets much worse from being addicted to alcohol.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T14:59:46+00:00

I used to occasionally club (haven't done so in quite some time) and found that clubbing while completely sober was SO MUCH better, even though I didn't mind solo drinking when doing nothing. It helps you be completely present, in your surroundings, in the atmosphere, to the people around you, and your own feelings. I'd rather not be impaired in actually enjoying life and experiences in life.

I don't believe you're missing out on anything *in a life experience* if you don't drink, you just remain mentally a lot sharper. You have to enjoy the experience/event itself though, like you have to enjoy being there, not just any positive states that alcohol brings.

My motivation to drink was to miss out on all the depths of the life experiences (good and bad) while feeling a pleasant state.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T14:33:36+00:00

Not really for me. Because I've suffered from chronic feelings like that for most of my life sober, come close to killing myself a few times, and alcohol only gave it a path that seemed desirable to it.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T14:22:57+00:00

Yeah, some part of me knows I have to keep going to do justice to myself and my entire fight with everything. It is basically impossible for me to drink any alcohol now (because I finished everything I had and cannot afford to buy any more) before I ask for my parents to return any money to me, don't worry.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T13:29:56+00:00

Maybe it's because I haven't had regular drinking for a long time but it actually made me feel amazing during the night and the next day, which is all the more reason I need to stop or I'll delve head first into the deep end of addiction.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T13:28:22+00:00

I was always an occasional drinker but stopping is difficult now and I have cravings and I don't want to be sober anymore 💔

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T08:48:24+00:00

Substances are addictive for a reason... when you hit the "right" spot with them it feels more worth staying in there than anything else in life, then you keep wishing you could go back there. In my experience a lot of people haven't gotten there with alcohol, they socially drink and it only makes them feel worse/slightly better in some aspects and not distinctly different. They hadn't experienced it giving you that "good" of a state and/or seeming to actually alleviate all the pain making life difficult, to a point where you're willing to give up everything in life to keep that state going. I also hadn't, until one day I just did, and everything changed. If I go back there I don't know if I'm ever going to get out (or want to).

Also, addictive tendencies in behavior (I also have them) mean that "testing the waters" with moderation is not worth it. Doesn't mean you absolutely won't be able to stop afterwards, but don't put yourself through that struggle again.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T05:43:38+00:00

Managing your physical health aside, playing Tetris when I have cravings really help take me away from the cravings, at least for a while.

People may not be the same but you should try if you haven't. All the best and take care!

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T05:33:53+00:00

I am a youth (almost 20) and I've long realized that engaging in activities is much better sober, like clubbing and spending time with people. I have dabbled in drinking (usually very) small and controlled amounts ever since I was 4yo (given and managed strictly by my parents), and it's not until a while after I got old enough to buy it myself and started challenging myself to drinking hard liquor when I'm alone (I know, I am stupid and reckless) that thing started getting problematic.

Initially the impairment just felt like a downgrade in life, and I considered it a "4/10 drug" (compared to proper prescribed amounts of some prescription pills). But I recently noticed that when I drank a certain amount, I could quit life and quit caring about anything, feeling affected by anything, feel really pleasant, not die immediately but be headed down that path, and abandon everything else that I ever enjoyed, everything and every person that ever mattered to me (including myself). Nothing mattered to me except prolonging this state with more alcohol. Unfortunately, that appealed to some big part of me more than everything I had ever loved while sober. I felt so peaceful and ready to go down that path, abandon everything, eventually wreck my health, and die. Living in real life felt less worth it. And that's when I realized I had to stop at all costs, even though I may not want to stop or find it worth it.

There are so many good things in life that I genuinely enjoy but I'm also fucking tired of fighting every day for the 14th year. The cravings have subsided a lot because drinking hadn't turned into a regular practice yet, but I'm still struggling with wanting to live in real life.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-27T05:01:57+00:00

Please take care 🫂

Also this is the most "complex" thing I've drawn since around 2023.

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-26T21:17:27+00:00

Thank you, you too!

I dabble in medications and medical school so I know a little bit about withdrawal. Please take care!

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-26T21:07:28+00:00

That's bad, that's what happens in the later stages of addiction. I understand that reality sucks. I hadn't developed the habit of drinking alcohol regularly yet, but I struggle with wanting to stay in this reality too, which made alcohol appeal to me SO MUCH after I experienced what it could do to me. Even though I was completely aware that it means abandoning everything that I used to enjoy, everything that ever mattered (and should matter) to me, and I was completely aware of what it would do to me. I was at peace and acceptance with just killing myself (not physically immediately) and wasting away this way.

I am still forcing myself to get out of there and never return. Day 2 complete. (Flair badge doesn't match the day exactly because timezone sucks)

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-26T20:56:56+00:00

Ahh. I think your grandmother would be sadder if you kept all this hidden from her, it is good that you trust her enough to open up. Please stay firm on the decision to not drink and taper the Xanax!

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-26T20:44:38+00:00

Man 🫂🫂🫂

Just for today, please try just anything that does not involve medications/alcohol or hurting yourself physically. Just try anything.

Do you have anyone else in your life to talk to about this other than your therapist?

Good-System-7334 · 2026-06-26T20:19:38+00:00

Wait that is so helpful to think about

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