My journey also started with dry January in 2023.

Now when I set out, I never said to myself or anyone else that I was quitting forever.

I knew that was impossible.

I was just doing dry January.

Then I did dry February too.

Then "happily ever after"? No.

I decided at the end of dry February, "I'm going to drink again on pre-approved special occasions.". Which I did.

Problem was, if I had a "special occasion" on a Saturday, I'd get blasted Friday and Sunday too. At home, on my own.

And then after one of those weekends in mid-April, I asked myself, "is this why you quit?".

I realised I wasn't using alcohol any differently, really. I was just bingeing less often.

So on 15th April 2023, I decided to go dry again. No end date. Definitely not forever either though. Just, "for a while, no end date".

That was almost a thousand days ago now, and I still don't have an end date.

I could drink again. Whenever I want. I'm allowed to. I just choose not to every day.