What WON'T you miss about drinking?
Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 23
its only been 7 days but i wont miss
checking my bank account the next day through my fingers
ripping/ ruining clothes (candle wax, wet paint, blood..)
checking ive still got my keys and my phone the next day
losing one of two shoes
waking up next to someone i dont know and wondering how to get home
sneaking in to my house at 6/7am (and falling over)
walking through town to get home at 6am in broad daylight
throwing up
dry heaving
passing out in public
falling over in public
sweating alcohol for a straight 2 days afterwards
trying to remember what happened
being told what happened
going to the clinic for a checkup when i was only there the previous month
not being able to function for the best part of a week
post-binge anxiety/depression
oh, regret.
i think thats about it?
EDIT: unexplained cuts, bruises, burns, concussions
checking my bank account the next day through my fingers
ripping/ ruining clothes (candle wax, wet paint, blood..)
checking ive still got my keys and my phone the next day
losing one of two shoes
waking up next to someone i dont know and wondering how to get home
sneaking in to my house at 6/7am (and falling over)
walking through town to get home at 6am in broad daylight
throwing up
dry heaving
passing out in public
falling over in public
sweating alcohol for a straight 2 days afterwards
trying to remember what happened
being told what happened
going to the clinic for a checkup when i was only there the previous month
not being able to function for the best part of a week
post-binge anxiety/depression
oh, regret.
i think thats about it?
EDIT: unexplained cuts, bruises, burns, concussions
Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 206
Avoiding people
Working out how not to bump into people you have offended
Waking up to find blood everywhere when you have cut yourself
Throwing away clothes that you have got blood, alcohol and food stains on
Never going away weekends since you spend most of the weekend drinking
The terror of running out of alcohol
Working out how not to bump into people you have offended
Waking up to find blood everywhere when you have cut yourself
Throwing away clothes that you have got blood, alcohol and food stains on
Never going away weekends since you spend most of the weekend drinking
The terror of running out of alcohol
Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 360
Things I don't miss about drinking...
Having one foot on the ground and one hand on the wall while laying in bed, in an attempt to ground myself from the spins.
Being stuck in bed all day because I was too sick from drinking to even roll over.
Crashing on a friends couch with a trash bin two feet away "just in case".
Having to explain why I didn't come home the previous night.
Lying about why I'm sick and how much I had to drink. "It was just a few, my body just doesn't tolerate alcohol very well."
Planning where and when to dump empties, and feeling like the whole world is watching as I'm doing so.
Forcing myself to throw up just to feel better the next day.
The phone calls and texts I made while drinking.
Having one foot on the ground and one hand on the wall while laying in bed, in an attempt to ground myself from the spins.
Being stuck in bed all day because I was too sick from drinking to even roll over.
Crashing on a friends couch with a trash bin two feet away "just in case".
Having to explain why I didn't come home the previous night.
Lying about why I'm sick and how much I had to drink. "It was just a few, my body just doesn't tolerate alcohol very well."
Planning where and when to dump empties, and feeling like the whole world is watching as I'm doing so.
Forcing myself to throw up just to feel better the next day.
The phone calls and texts I made while drinking.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 56
- Paying for it
- Waking up between 2 and 3 a.m. and not being able to fall back asleep, leaving me a zombie at work the next day
- Feeling my clothes get tighter and tighter on me as I let alcohol replace all the good health habits I had, and eating like hell every night
- Checking my phone, facebook and email to see what I'd sent the night before and would regret
- The "why am I doing this to myself" guilt I'd feel as I'd drag myself out of bed in the morning
- Getting in the shower before work, telling myself "I'm not doing this anymore, I am am staying sober tonight" and then deciding before 11 am that I need to get alcohol on the way home
- Figuring out what way to drive home from work so I could properly rotate the stores I stop at to buy alcohol, so I wouldn't see the same cashiers on a daily basis
- Waking up between 2 and 3 a.m. and not being able to fall back asleep, leaving me a zombie at work the next day
- Feeling my clothes get tighter and tighter on me as I let alcohol replace all the good health habits I had, and eating like hell every night
- Checking my phone, facebook and email to see what I'd sent the night before and would regret
- The "why am I doing this to myself" guilt I'd feel as I'd drag myself out of bed in the morning
- Getting in the shower before work, telling myself "I'm not doing this anymore, I am am staying sober tonight" and then deciding before 11 am that I need to get alcohol on the way home
- Figuring out what way to drive home from work so I could properly rotate the stores I stop at to buy alcohol, so I wouldn't see the same cashiers on a daily basis
Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 275
Lying to the kids we have no money for treats when I had money for booze.
Getting snappy moody and bitter when drunk.
Being too hungover to clean the house or cook a decent meal.
Not giving a toss about my personal hygene or what I look like.
Getting snappy moody and bitter when drunk.
Being too hungover to clean the house or cook a decent meal.
Not giving a toss about my personal hygene or what I look like.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 29
It's so funny how similar and specific the consequences of drinking are for all of us. The morning shame spiral. Trying to pretend you didn't black out. Wondering what embarrassing thing you said to people the night before. Pouring out a bottle in a fit of despair only to buy a new one the next day. The crushing hangovers (for me I would always hit a wall around 3pm--at which point I would start drinking again). Sweating alcohol and smelling like a drunk. Looking in the mirror and seeing a huge fat belly and jowels hanging off my cheeks. Ugh. The list goes on.
Here is the other side of the equation:
Clarity. Energy. 8 hours of sleep. Weight loss. Productivity. Confidence. Being present. Better skin and hair and body smell. Being open to your world instead of being obsessed with when you can open a bottle. A deeper appreciation for good food. Knowing you can drive anywhere at anytime without worrying about getting a DUI. The moment old friends see you and say "Geez you look great! What happened?!"
That's what you get for living in the solution instead of living in the problem.
I'm on Day 40 and I'm very thankful.
Stay strong you drunks!!!
Here is the other side of the equation:
Clarity. Energy. 8 hours of sleep. Weight loss. Productivity. Confidence. Being present. Better skin and hair and body smell. Being open to your world instead of being obsessed with when you can open a bottle. A deeper appreciation for good food. Knowing you can drive anywhere at anytime without worrying about getting a DUI. The moment old friends see you and say "Geez you look great! What happened?!"
That's what you get for living in the solution instead of living in the problem.
I'm on Day 40 and I'm very thankful.
Stay strong you drunks!!!
Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Diego ca
Posts: 17
1. dont miss having to throw away shirts because the armpits were crusty from the constant sweating
2. Don't miss the anxiety it caused me......I would constantly check my eyes to see if they were yellow or inspect the toilet bowl to see if my urine was an odd color. Every pain I had I associated with my heavy drinking
2. Don't miss the anxiety it caused me......I would constantly check my eyes to see if they were yellow or inspect the toilet bowl to see if my urine was an odd color. Every pain I had I associated with my heavy drinking
as a sober contributor
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: California
Posts: 1,312
I dont miss the SLEAZY behavior of the drunks I used to call friends
or
getting out of bed to pee 6 or 7 times a night
or
worrying if I have enough beer to get through each day
It's all over now!
or
getting out of bed to pee 6 or 7 times a night
or
worrying if I have enough beer to get through each day
It's all over now!
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