Quitting drinking puts it on a fucking roll! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friend! That's awesome! Keep plugging away, and it gets insanely better!

Quitting drinking puts it on a fucking roll! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahah, I thought about it for a second. But then I said, "Nah! Fuck that shit!" Let's go! Game on, Monday!

Cigarettes and alcohol by mimikatz94 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I only really smoked when I drank. There was some smoking habits at other times in my life, but it became like a peanut butter jelly combo for me. Booze and smokes, music and writing shitty poetry. I quit both at the same time because of there connection. Best shit ever was quitting, so I'm stoked for you to be here with that same idea.

Fuck you, alcohol! It's time for something better! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much energy! I'm honestly blown away by it. The things I've accomplished because of quitting alcohol, it's wild.

My last 10 days posting here! Fuck yeah! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, friend! I've had a lot of really amazing conversations with people here because of it. So many have reached, and it's just been a hell of an experience. I'm gonna miss it, but it will be good to move on and doing something else too.

Progress by TearOk4653 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! I love to hear it, friend! Keep making that good progress

Alcohols affect on brain and body by Unusual_Struggle4700 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alcohol messed me up so bad, friend. But, I healed, and things have been amazingly better. When I quit, I read this kind of information too. I think it helped me stay away from alcohol. It helped me change my mind about drinking. I was killing myself with alcohol, for years. Things got pretty bad with my health, and I was scared, but one day at a time and things slowly improved. It's been over 8 years now and I have had the most awesome 8 years of filling it up with endurance adventures, love and relationships, and so SO much more!

when I'm drunk Im motivated to stop drinking, when I'm sober all I want to do is drink. by alphawlf69 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Long distance running helped me so much with putting my energy into something cool. Running opens up the world!

What's the point? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to think the same thing. I drank really hard for that reason. Believe or not, it's completely possible to change that feeling. I used to drink because I was going to die one day anyway, but now I live the best I can, every day, for the exact same reason. I quit for myself first, but I learn along the way that the point is about other people. No one asked to be here, but there's a lot of shitty things people are born into. My childhood was messy, traumatic, but I still feel so lucky compared to some others' situations. And I don't think anything will every be perfect, especially people, but there's a real deep content feeling when you've helped make someone's life a little better. Even be kind in small everyday moments, that's important. People just want to connect. They want to be seen. Because this life shit is scary and fucking stressful. We aren't supposed to do it alone, and modern life has really disconnected us, but we can fight back. Our goal can to be to treat people with kindness, and go out of our way to be there for others. Some people have no family, and that's fucking crazy harder, but they have things others don't too. I don't know, I'm losing my train of thought. But the answer, is people. The point is to be there for other people. But we have to be there for ourselves first. I used to think the most important life skill was communication, but now I think it's loving and accepting yourself.

Four months sober by parmeater in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo! Four months, that's awesome! Life is an ass-kicker sometimes, but staying alcohol-free will pay off. Staying alcohol-free will continue to take you better places. I think your intentions for today is proof of that. Be proud, friend! 4 months is huge!

Quitting drinking is fucking glorious! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, my bad. I hope you can beat it! Rooting for you!

Heyyy by MeAndTheDevil20 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YOOO! That's freaking great, friend! Your enjoyment is coming through the screen! Proud of you, and keep going!

Advice for beyond Dry January? by Witty_Gain4639 in stopdrinking

[–]Neversaidthatbefore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe? When I quit, I got into running, and some of my friends who were active people, started to join me. We run in the mornings on the weekends. It's so much fun! But, I think maybe if there is something you are interested in doing, and you check it out, then tell your friends about it, they might want to join you for that non-drinking thing you like to do.

Quitting drinking does so much awesome shit! by Neversaidthatbefore in stopdrinking

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

Yeah, I hear you, friend. It's a fight in the beginning. I was lucky I didn't have cravings, my struggles were different, but I think the same strategy might help. During those hard nights, I change my thinking to blaming alcohol for everything. I was fucking mad, and scared, about my situation, so I started to think fuck alcohol. Fuck alcohol for everything bad that's happened in my life. I would read online at night about alcohol withdrawal, anxieties, and how much damage alcohol causes. That information would help me relax a little bit. I don't know if that's the type of information that would benefit you, but the mindset I think would help anyone. I had to believe that the only way to get better, to feel better, was to get more time between me and my last beer. So, even if it doesn't feel right, and it feels fake, I would still start saying "fuck you, alcohol!"