83mama0f2

Got through thanksgiving without booze and it wasn't that hard. But it's been 2 months and I feel sad about the fact that I can't drink anymore. Ever. It's so permanent. Does it become easier to accept over the years?

least

Yes! It gets to the point where you don't care about drinking anymore and are actually glad to be rid of it. I don't think of drinking as something I'm missing, but as something I'm glad to be done with.

ZeldaFan

It gets easier as time goes on. I can already tell from just a few months the difference in how I feel about alcohol. Where I used to crave it constantly, it has become but a small thought that pops into my head from time to time. The idea of never having it again doesn't really bother me like it used to.

Now, if someone said I could never have pizza or ice cream again... then there would be a problem!

Dee74

I think once you start building a sober life, you start to prefer yourself and your life
that way, and you want to stay sober.

I don't want to drink anymore - it's just not good for me... and I fully accept that now.

Thats the way it happened for me anyway. Took a few months tho.

Indenial618

I have this exact problem. The "Forever" part is what gets me down. However, I know I cannot continue on the path I am on. I didn't drink on Thanksgiving either and had strung some weeks together only to fail myself again last night.