Can't believe I don't want to drink
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Can't believe I don't want to drink
It feels weird. I don't have any desire to drink. I try to imagine wanting my delicious craft beer and...nothing. No longing or painful unmet need. There are things like ball games where I was enjoying drinking but it was such a hassle.
Things I don't miss:
Always wanting more beer,wine or whatever.
Having to pound beer during a bathroom runs so my partner didn't notice.
Not being able to get drunk enough before the room started spinning and I puked
The obsession with making sure I had drinks and the right kind
Not paying attention to other people
Realizing that the end of the night was just the same old boring passing out
Waking up with gnarly hangovers
Pretending like I had a cold to account for needing to lay in bed all day
Hiding bottles
Pouring wine into soda bottles so it didn't look like I was drinking
Not wanting to do things without drinking
Lying
Driving drunk
Not being happy
Things I don't miss:
Always wanting more beer,wine or whatever.
Having to pound beer during a bathroom runs so my partner didn't notice.
Not being able to get drunk enough before the room started spinning and I puked
The obsession with making sure I had drinks and the right kind
Not paying attention to other people
Realizing that the end of the night was just the same old boring passing out
Waking up with gnarly hangovers
Pretending like I had a cold to account for needing to lay in bed all day
Hiding bottles
Pouring wine into soda bottles so it didn't look like I was drinking
Not wanting to do things without drinking
Lying
Driving drunk
Not being happy
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I don't have the same experience, and I'm only a week sober, but I'm feeling pretty similar. I always drank myself to sleep when I was in a drinking period, and it surprises me every time I stop drinking that I feel just as relaxed and calm (if less euphoric), just being naturally tired and doing my usual online chatting, games, tv-watching, etc. Now I just need to remember this and not give in when stress and depression hit now that I'm committing to not just not drinking, but being actively sober.
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Originally Posted by UhZoomZip 
I don't have the same experience, and I'm only a week sober, but I'm feeling pretty similar. I always drank myself to sleep when I was in a drinking period, and it surprises me every time I stop drinking that I feel just as relaxed and calm (if less euphoric), just being naturally tired and doing my usual online chatting, games, tv-watching, etc. Now I just need to remember this and not give in when stress and depression hit now that I'm committing to not just not drinking, but being actively sober.
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Glad to hear it! I've been in that patten lately and it's a wonderful and freeing feeling. I never let my guard down for when the AV hits and I get a craving but I'm finding it easy to shut them down this time. At some point, we finally decide within ourselves that enough is enough and drinking is no longer a thing we feel is necessary. Take the option off the table and suddenly clarity sets in for how crazy and wasteful drinking was to our lives, careers and those around us. Once that happens, the world starts to open up!
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