8 months sober
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8 months sober
8 months ago today I decided I had had enough of drinking. I was a binge drinker who would sometimes go up to 2 weeks without drinking. However every time I did drink I would get hammered and blackout, then suffer awful hangovers for days.
I decided to have a break to see what it was like. The physical side of not drinking came quite easy and I’m not sure if the cravings for a drink was a physical craving or just trying to break a 20 year habit. One thing that was overwhelming was how many hours I was spending thinking about my drinking.
After a month or so I began going to social events and not drinking. The first few where scary but I felt huge accomplishment in the morning. It was also a nice surprise to learn that I could socialise without booze. I wasn’t sure if I could as I had never done it before.
During the next few months I would flitter in and out of social events and staying for a few hours, my friends still surprised that I was sticking with my decision. This made me more determined to show them I was serious.
So my life is much better without alcohol and I think it has made me a better dad and husband. I’m getting to the stage now where not drinking is starting to become the norm. I have come back from a family holiday and it was nice that drinking was not a part of it.
I still feel like I miss out at times but I know that if I drink again it will eventually go back to the way it was. I look and feel healthier and have started to crave sweet things a bit less! I am happy in the knowledge that I am giving my organs a well deserved break.
I have made small but significant changes in my life and that has been a mental challenge at times. It has been worth it and am going out tonight for a few hours then will leave the rest of my friends to talk rubbish till 2am and go home for another good nights sleep!
I can’t believe that my wife let me waste so many hours and so much money drinking and I wish I could have been strong enough to do this 15 years ago.
I decided to have a break to see what it was like. The physical side of not drinking came quite easy and I’m not sure if the cravings for a drink was a physical craving or just trying to break a 20 year habit. One thing that was overwhelming was how many hours I was spending thinking about my drinking.
After a month or so I began going to social events and not drinking. The first few where scary but I felt huge accomplishment in the morning. It was also a nice surprise to learn that I could socialise without booze. I wasn’t sure if I could as I had never done it before.
During the next few months I would flitter in and out of social events and staying for a few hours, my friends still surprised that I was sticking with my decision. This made me more determined to show them I was serious.
So my life is much better without alcohol and I think it has made me a better dad and husband. I’m getting to the stage now where not drinking is starting to become the norm. I have come back from a family holiday and it was nice that drinking was not a part of it.
I still feel like I miss out at times but I know that if I drink again it will eventually go back to the way it was. I look and feel healthier and have started to crave sweet things a bit less! I am happy in the knowledge that I am giving my organs a well deserved break.
I have made small but significant changes in my life and that has been a mental challenge at times. It has been worth it and am going out tonight for a few hours then will leave the rest of my friends to talk rubbish till 2am and go home for another good nights sleep!
I can’t believe that my wife let me waste so many hours and so much money drinking and I wish I could have been strong enough to do this 15 years ago.
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