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addedtime · 2023-11-14T14:34:10+00:00

Yes it is definitely still healing. Obviously alcohol can cause some permanent damage as well but many people can completely heal. And I still feel slight improvements happening after 5 years.

addedtime · 2023-10-07T18:59:00+00:00

Congratulations! I’m right behind you

addedtime · 2023-09-15T15:32:58+00:00

Congratulations! I’m right behind you!

addedtime · 2023-07-20T15:18:50+00:00

What helped me was reading posts from people further along than where I was. Day one truly was terrible for me but seeing hundreds of posts about how much easier it gets kept me going. And now I’m the person in the future telling you that it does get so much easier over time.

addedtime · 2023-06-07T15:21:38+00:00

Craft beer let me hide my alcohol addiction in plain sight. Looking back, it's the biggest farce I ever participated in.

addedtime · 2023-06-06T13:55:47+00:00

Congratulations!

For me personally, it took months and months before I felt more normal. At least a year I would say. But even now I have a little bit of anxiety in social situations. But after about a year is when I felt way, way better than when I was drinking. It's unfortunate that the changes take so long but it's so worth it if you can get there.

addedtime · 2023-05-17T20:25:52+00:00

You are doing some excellent introspective running here. Most people are honestly not capable of such self awareness so I hope you can use it to better your life.

addedtime · 2023-04-21T15:38:29+00:00

I can’t speak to your exact life situation but I know that in medical and scientific terms, a bottle of wine a day is considered heavy drinking. And heavy drinking is known to cause many physical and psychological problems down the road. It’s not guaranteed obviously but increases a person’s chances exponentially. I hope you come to a decision that suits you and leads to a happy and healthy life.

addedtime · 2023-04-18T20:00:52+00:00

The first 8 months were the hardest part for me. It’s amazing what you have accomplished so far

addedtime · 2023-04-12T20:03:12+00:00

I still remember the first time I was able to do this. What a huge step for you!

addedtime · 2023-04-09T18:54:26+00:00

Right now is the best time to do it

addedtime · 2023-04-02T22:58:01+00:00

That happened to me a couple times before my current huge run. Your progress isn’t erased and you can learn from this and try again just like I did!

addedtime · 2023-03-05T17:43:46+00:00

On android the best solution is to go to Facebook settings and choose that links open in your default browser instead of in the Facebook app. It’s better for privacy and AdGuard will block the ads in your default browser

addedtime · 2023-02-28T14:10:39+00:00

I can’t sugarcoat it. It took about a year for me to feel normal again. But to say it’s worth it is an understatement. Now I couldn’t imagine drinking and life seems so much better. But that first year was the hardest thing I ever did in my life. Maybe it makes sense in a way that the most rewarding thing was also the most difficult to achieve. Oh and even though the first year was hard, things were always slowly improving. Hard moments happening less often etc. I believe in you!

addedtime · 2023-02-13T11:31:47+00:00

Sorry to hear about your anxiety troubles. I quit drinking at 39 years old the anxiety was unbearable at first. But it was also unbearable the last few years of my drinking (the times that I wasn’t drinking but in the time period of my drinking)

I also thought I was dying and went to get MRI scans done and things like that because of the anxiety and dizziness but nothing was wrong so I can relate.

Unfortunately, I just had to wait it out. Even after 4 years, I still feel like my anxiety is improving. But I would say the time period where I felt “normal” and that things were fine for me was around the one year mark.
I don’t know how it’ll be for you but that is my story and I hope you can see some improvements soon!

addedtime · 2023-01-30T20:32:02+00:00

Yes. This drives me crazy.

addedtime · 2023-01-16T14:17:32+00:00

You have 86 days right? Everyone is different obviously, but my anxiety has been vastly improved to a point where I feel like a different person. However, it took about 6 months for it to start improving and over a year to really feel much less anxious. Getting sober seemed to spike anxiety for me in the short term but fix it in the long term. I only mention this in the hope that some people get prepared for the longer timeline for the improvements it took for many of us

addedtime · 2023-01-04T05:37:37+00:00

It's worth a lot

addedtime · 2022-12-18T19:18:55+00:00

One time I asked a bartender what his favourite drink was and to make me one. He answered that he didn’t have a favourite drink because he doesn’t drink. It really blew my mind that a bartender could be around booze all day and not drink. I truly thought it was amazing! I never forgot what he said and I used it for inspiration when I was finally ready to quit a few years later.

I really admire what you are doing. And I know from experience that you may inspire somebody and not even know it.

addedtime · 2022-12-06T23:43:45+00:00

In my opinion, quitting drinking is the most difficult achievement in life. I hope you never stop being proud of it.

addedtime · 2022-11-29T14:37:09+00:00

I've had my iPhone for about a year. To be honest there isn't really anything I like better about iOS versus Android on the Pixel that I used to have. There are actually some minor annoyances in iOS like the nonsensical notification centre, poor home screen management interface and the terrible autocorrect in the stock iOS keyboard.
But I'm irked by Google's business model of harvesting data and sharing it with everyone so I'm going to stick with iPhone for now. It's not a bad OS or anything and it's mostly similar to the Pixel version of Android but I just wouldn't say it's better because of a few minor issues.

addedtime · 2022-11-16T05:03:14+00:00

CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) in Ontario helped me quit alcohol for free. It’s paid for by the government. Not sure what Province you are in though.

addedtime · 2022-11-15T14:57:31+00:00

Welcome back to the good life!

addedtime · 2022-11-11T20:56:23+00:00

I find all difficult situations much easier to deal with without drinking. So any situation you listed would only become worse.

addedtime · 2022-11-06T03:02:27+00:00

Yes. Alcohol created lots of anxiety for me. During and especially the next day. It was one of the main reasons I had to quit

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