My Little Secret
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My Little Secret
It isn't really a secret but it cannot be overstated. Hangovers are a colossal waste of precious time. Not waking up with a hangover every day is fan-freaking-tastic. I still love it. Look at me, I'm eating breakfast early in the morning and feeling great! The wheels might fall off my day and I might not getting anything done but it won't be because I feel like crap. I don't dread the phone ringing. I don't dread anything like I used to. There is a nasty emotion of drinking--a slow panic/night sweat/dread feeling--that I simply no longer experience.
My basic personality is improved without alcohol. I have always had depression issues but they are far easier to handle without alcohol in the mix. I'm in a better mood all the time. I'm way more patient, I'm a better dad, I like my work more, I follow through with more stuff. Of course I should have been doing this anyways so I've learned to stop expecting a medal but it makes me feel good in a secret sort of way.
I'm getting to know myself and the life that I created. It's like I was putting a puzzle together and suddenly the pieces of the puzzle were turned right side up and I'm working on a big colorful picture instead of grey. It's profound. Alcohol fooled me into thinking that it wasn't that big of a deal but it was really a huge drag on everything.
My secret is that my life is much much better without alcohol.
My basic personality is improved without alcohol. I have always had depression issues but they are far easier to handle without alcohol in the mix. I'm in a better mood all the time. I'm way more patient, I'm a better dad, I like my work more, I follow through with more stuff. Of course I should have been doing this anyways so I've learned to stop expecting a medal but it makes me feel good in a secret sort of way.
I'm getting to know myself and the life that I created. It's like I was putting a puzzle together and suddenly the pieces of the puzzle were turned right side up and I'm working on a big colorful picture instead of grey. It's profound. Alcohol fooled me into thinking that it wasn't that big of a deal but it was really a huge drag on everything.
My secret is that my life is much much better without alcohol.
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Originally Posted by Froddo 
Also agree with what was said. Have been alcohol free for 14 days now... BUT ... I woke up with a cold and fever in the middle of this hot summer. Wonder if the alcohol killed all the germs before? 
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