Hey everyone,
I have been sober for almost 3 months now, I was drinking 0.5-1 liter of rum or vodka for almost 6 years. I took antabuse for the first month, I haven't had a drop since the start of Oct this year.
I was told to stop by my girlfriend at the time, so I did. Being with her was a total nightmare, she cheated on me with several men, one of them was a close childhood friend. I have decided that 'a wife and three kids' thing just isn't for me, so I'm going to remain single if all goes to plan. I now want to travel the world, I want to travel as much as I can.
When I was drinking, I had fun fun almost every night no matter what I was doing. I could talk to everyone and anyone about anything. I would quite often take women home for the night, then never speak to most of them again, just as they wanted, I would never have the courage to do that now. I spent the best 4 months of my life travelling around South East Asia living on about $20 a day, with a cheap bottle of whisky always close by.
Now that I am sober, I am so bored, I spend my nights watching pointless TV shows and reading books. If I do try and socialise I feel so out of place, because I know very few people that don't drink at all. I always feel so 'boring'.
Money was never really an issue, I have a well paying job. I never really had hangovers because I always made sure I drank lots of water aswell. My drinking never really effected my work, for the most part I was always on time and I did a good job. Sure I had some memory loss but that was only if I REALLY went over the top, which wasn't that often.
So, may I ask you ex-alcoholics a question? How is your life better now that you are sober? (even though this has probably been asked here before)
If I detox for a few weeks every year, what is wrong with spending my evenings wrapped up in the warmth and happiness that alcohol gives me?
This may seem like a strange question to ask on this site but I really need a good reason to not pick up the bottle agian.
Thanks
