In 2021, my final tally was 356 days sober + 9 days non sober. The ultimate goal of living alcohol free, though tantalizing close, still eluded me.
Having a year when I was sober 97% of the days, I can see how my brain has begun to fight back. It's been bumpy, and in the beginning there were more bad days than good. Slowly but surely though, my mood swings have leveled off, my unrelenting anxiety has reduced to something I can deal with and outright panic attacks have largely evaporated.
If 97% sober can have this effect, what effect will 100% sober have?
I owe it to myself to find out.