Wholesome

I'm coming to really believe and take to heart that the drinking we do today steals our happiness tomorrow.

In these last few months I have not been sober all the time..... However more often than not I have been turning down opportunities to drink. Tonight and last night being recent examples. I simply don't want to. I am tired of being hung over the next day. I like waking up feeling good and being productive. The day after drinking I don't want to do anything or interact with anyone if I can avoid it. Such a waste!

Anyhoo! Cheers to a sober pleasant Saturday evening!

gettingsmarter

Heck ya zenchaser!

Dee74

you too Zen

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courage2

Thanks for the post, zenchaser. One way to look at the whole thing is that I just got tired of inflicting damage on myself.

It's good to hear you're doing well!

Anna

Yes, it's quite sad what we do to ourselves when we drink.

Have a good weekend, Zen!

CaseyW

I'm right there with you. The last few months I was choosing more often to not drink than drink and it wasn't any big crash bang boom moment that sent me running back in here this last time, but I don't know...something just clicked in the middle of that last hangover on May 8 and I thought, "I really don't have to feel like this ever again." And now I'm coming to believe the truth in that simple statement more and more with each passing day. It's a very liberating feeling.

Glad you're having a sober Saturday and I look forward to your next post!

MsAsh

"I'm coming to really believe and take to heart that the drinking we do today steals our happiness tomorrow."....-So true, I love this.

Wholesome

I didn't make it up.... I heard it somewhere and it stuck with me

TennantSmith

I was talking about this with a friend the other day: how I hope I never forget how bad the hangovers were. There are days when the AV is being quite active, I only have to think/say 'Nah, the hangover isn't worth it' and move along in my day. That simple. No big fight, no long drawn out debate. Just "nah, the hangover isn't worth it"

Good post!

Wholesome

I'm friendlier and more out going when I haven't drank for awhile as well.

Yesterday I was dropping my son at his friends and the parents invited me in for a cup of tea. If I'd had even a hint of a hangover the prospect of going inside and making small talk would have brought on huge anxiety and I would of declined. Instead I said sure and went inside and had a nice chat. It was very pleasant.

And today while I was walking my dog at the beach I ran into a neighbor. Again if I'd been hung over, first of all I wouldn't be at the beach, I'd be on the couch nursing it with bad food and netflix. Instead I had a great conversation with him and he invited me and my family out on his new boat that he just bought.

Drinking used to add to my social life. But in the last years I've mostly wanted to drink either alone or with a very small circle of people who also drink alcoholically and then the next day I hide from the world. It makes my life smaller.