I also have had a relatively easy time except for terrible detox.
The first time I stopped was for almost 2 years, and then I thought to try moderation.
Didn't work, and quit again after 3 weeks.
I just don't think about drinking most of the time.
Actually, being on this list brings it to mind more than when I quit the first time
and didn't have a list to go to.
I think about why it hasn't been a daily struggle,
and part is because I watched my mom die a degrading and
slow death from smoking and drinking. So negative reinforcement there.
I was just done, as others have mentioned.
Didn't want to be that paranoid angry person anymore. I knew if I
didn't let it go, I would go downhill really fast.
My husband still drinks and that bothers me, but I don't let it get to the core
of me and my sobriety. I am careful not to take it for granted, but I really
don't see myself as any kind of a drinker since my attempt and failure at
moderation. I have let go of that, and now look forward instead of back.
We all have good reasons for stopping, and it is a blessing not to be thinking all the
time of the next drink. So I say thank you for the grace and good fortune.
I felt kind of guilty about this at first, so am glad to see others feel this too and
I just hope it happens to all of us one day.
Orion, do you still run or can you try some kind of training for something since that worked the first time?
Having a goal changes the focus from a goal of just not drinking. It worked once. . .