I remember it being Christmas and new year.
The whole concept of if you don't want to get drunk, then don't drink really made sense.
I think I also started to feel quite angry towards alcohol, probably because it was Christmas and New year.
The anger was that WHY was it felt necessary to celebrate every holiday, birthday, new year, new baby born, a death etc etc with large amounts of booze?
I wanted to create different memories at these celebrations.
I didn't want to spend new years day throwing up with a hangover.
I did not want to lay in bed on boxing day with a bad head. I wanted to be marking the day with a visit somewhere nice with my family. Or going for a long walk and having lunch afterwards.
I had cut down dramatically by then but kept having the odd glass of wine.
I started to even resent that sporadic drinking.
I just decided I enjoyed the mornings when I had no drunk the night before. I had also enjoyed alcohol free evenings and I wanted that to be my life from then on.
I wish you the best
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