I started working crosswords about a year ago because Carol recommended them. I hated them even before I ever started drinking. But it was very clear when I quit that my memory and my thinking was all kilter. So I started doing crosswords to exercise my brain,And I still do them,I started to like them. Dejavo was another thing. In my job I rely very heavily on my memory,and I couldn't remember if I did something, or if what I was remembering was the same thing from 3 weeks ago.
I would say it took about a year for my memory to come back to where it was when I quit drinking. Around the 6 month mark being the worse.
But like Sugah. I drank for a long time. About 30 years,so of course my mind didn't know just what was going on.
If any of you are a few days into this and going "A YEAR". Believe me,looking forward that seems like such a long time,but looking back a year seems like yesterday,and it was sooo worth it. So you might as well get started now.
Fred