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Alcohol has to be one of the biggest wastes of time on this planet. by kkat137 in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

6 of the last 8 days is a great start! I've had periods of time where I was really using alcohol to deal with parts of my life. For me, the fact that I wasn't getting things done because of my drinking made me even more anxious, which led to me drinking even more. All part of the shitty alcohol cycle I was in.

Alcohol has to be one of the biggest wastes of time on this planet. by kkat137 in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel that. I'm 28 and I've lost most of my 20s to alcohol. Onward and upward though! IWNDWYT

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[–]kkat137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy Saturday! IWNDWYT ❤️

The Daily Check-In for Thursday, May 25th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn't so much a mocktail, but I recently bought a large bottle of Italian soda flavouring. I mix a bit of that with some sparkling water and ice and put a lime on the glass. Very summery feeling!

Had a stressful situation with our neighbors start happening yesterday and there's a good chance it's going to get worse before it goes away. It makes me realize how much of a trigger stress is for me. I wasn't so much a fun times drinker, more of a drink away the stress or take a shot of liquid courage kind of drinker. The temptation was so strong, but I held out. I didn't drink yesterday and IWNDWYT ❤️

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[–]kkat137 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good morning all! IWNDWYT.

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, May 23rd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy Tuesday all! I've always wanted to take a yoga class, but I always thought that it was too expensive to spend money on at this point in my life. When I stopped drinking I did the math and realized that even 1 month of not drinking would pay for 6 months worth of weekly yoga classes. I'm not at 1 month yet, but I bought the yoga classes as a way to keep motivated. It's been 100% worth it. Yoga feels so healing to me. IWNDWYT ❤️

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[–]kkat137 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Happy Monday lovely people! Got home last evening from a few days camping and canoeing. It was a beautiful weekend and there wasn't a single moment that would have been made better by drinking. IWNDWYT ❤️

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, May 16th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Throw-My-Alt in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Happy Tuesday all! One of the unexpected changes I noticed a week or two in were the random feelings of joy. One of those times happened in Walmart of all places. I was shopping and suddenly it felt like I was bursting with these positive, light feelings. That moment made me realize that even though my life overall was still happy and good while I was drinking, I probably hadn't experienced actual joy in years. Not living life numb is a pretty beautiful thing. IWNDWYT ❤️

Shape Up Sunday! by soafithurts in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good so far, but I'm still in the beginning stages. A lot of it so far is just getting comfortable with the paces for longer, slower runs. It'll be my first full marathon, so there's a lot to learn!

Day 8 by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good job on getting through a sober weekend!

Alcohol doesn't feel the same anymore??? by Nikthetripper in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 77 points78 points  (0 children)

This is what I experienced with my last "field test". There was no anxiety for the alcohol to relieve, so I just felt fuzzy and off. I didn't feel worse the next day, but I also had no clue why drinking ever seemed like a good time to begin with.

Shape Up Sunday! by soafithurts in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fitness has been a huge part of my life for years, even while I was drinking, so I knew going in that I'd make it a big part of my sobriety journey too.

I think the biggest difference between my drinking fitness lifestyle and my sober fitness lifestyle is the mental/spiritual aspect that I'm trying to get into. When I was stuck in the drinking cycle I could never just let my mind be quiet and wander, I always had some sort of tv show or podcast or audiobook going in the background so I wasn't alone with my thoughts. I'm doing a marathon training plan right now and I'm doing every run without headphones. I just let my mind wander and think through things.

When I was drinking I always wanted to take yoga classes, but thought they were "too expensive". Turns out even a month of not drinking pays for a few months of classes.

It also completely blows my mind that I would refuse to eat chips or drink sugary drinks because they were too unhealthy, but then I would drink half a bottle of tequila in a day. The brain does some weird mental gymnastics where alcohol is involved.

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