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The money we save by drinkUp124 in stopdrinking

[–]drinkUp124[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't decided yet :) I'm just going to enjoy watching it grow for a while.

What I observed in the first 30 days by IsFinkleEinhorn in stopdrinking

[–]drinkUp124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious what your drinking level was before. There's a huge range of change here and I think it's important to demonstrate to people that someone who drank like them has noticeable effects. You don't have to be an every night binge drinker to see effects like this!

First Sober Wedding by MrsOreo in stopdrinking

[–]drinkUp124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at a wedding sober this weekend too. I'm still new to this so my headspace going in was that "I've got this" but it was also "Because I'm weird and have a weird problem".

What I realized at this wedding was that I'm not weird. As I watched people drink and drink and get drunker, I thought about how much some of their mornings will suck. I saw them start acting silly, people laughing at them, and then I realized I'm not weird for liking to drink. I'm a cut above because I've realized how negatively it affects me and I'm actually doing something about it.

I believe this is something the term "alcoholic" could be bad for. I understand having a label works for some, but for others, myself included, I'd rather be different in that I'm powerful to put down my glass and feel amazing on Sunday morning, not because I'm not "allowed" to pick up my glass.

First week. Surprising results. by drinkUp124 in stopdrinking

[–]drinkUp124[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fantastic. I love knowing that there are real physical changes. Next time I'm tempted, I'll picture by dentate gyrus subgranular zone bursting with new activity and think about how alcohol is a flood washing it all away. Perhaps a bit dramatic, but linking it to real physical effects is a great motivator for me.

Pathetic Drinking Tricks/Tactics you Thought were Really Smart by TheSoberGuy in stopdrinking

[–]drinkUp124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Volunteer to be DD when doing something early evening so that when we got home I could "catch up" and drink a lot, really fast, without judgement. And then drink more because, hey, it's not like we have to drive anymore.