Day 222!
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Day 222!
It feels good to have reached day 222!
I sometimes feel it's easier for me, as I gave up before I was completely consumed in alcoholism. I could enjoy a very moderate amount of alcohol without having to think about moderating. Maybe that in itself makes things hard, as I gave up before seeing any full consequences. My weekend binges definitely gave me a look at how bad things could get.
Last year I noticed my Friday-Sunday binges were getting worse and worse. It was harder and harder to not drink the next day and rendered me unable to do the simplest things, also causing me to skip many a working Monday. I knew that eventually my enjoyable drinking times would also turn into binges like these. I quit my illustration job last January and started working on my portfolio which brought back my passion for art. Before that I was bored at work and loved the arrival of Friday and the chance to drink with friends and forget my job.
Once I left the company and my art passion came back, alcohol paired with no job (free time) would only hinder my art progress, so I decided to give up drinking all together. I feel so much better for it! I currently don't have a full time job due to severe torn tendons in my shoulder, so I simply pick up the odd art commission here and there and continue to build my character art portfolio aiming for freelance in a few months.
I love my alcohol free life. We still host parties (my husband drinks, so it's not awkward for guests) Due to not working I don't really go out on Fridays any more. I'd likely still be battling with drink problems if I still worked for that place. My instagram page had about 250 people following this time last year, but that's now over 11k and my work has been shared by a Disney director and a AA gaming director. I'm all round a much more present person since I gave up and would never trade that for the brief joy a drink gave me.
Thanks SR for your continued support. This forum is my sole tool in helping me give up alcohol.
I sometimes feel it's easier for me, as I gave up before I was completely consumed in alcoholism. I could enjoy a very moderate amount of alcohol without having to think about moderating. Maybe that in itself makes things hard, as I gave up before seeing any full consequences. My weekend binges definitely gave me a look at how bad things could get.
Last year I noticed my Friday-Sunday binges were getting worse and worse. It was harder and harder to not drink the next day and rendered me unable to do the simplest things, also causing me to skip many a working Monday. I knew that eventually my enjoyable drinking times would also turn into binges like these. I quit my illustration job last January and started working on my portfolio which brought back my passion for art. Before that I was bored at work and loved the arrival of Friday and the chance to drink with friends and forget my job.
Once I left the company and my art passion came back, alcohol paired with no job (free time) would only hinder my art progress, so I decided to give up drinking all together. I feel so much better for it! I currently don't have a full time job due to severe torn tendons in my shoulder, so I simply pick up the odd art commission here and there and continue to build my character art portfolio aiming for freelance in a few months.
I love my alcohol free life. We still host parties (my husband drinks, so it's not awkward for guests) Due to not working I don't really go out on Fridays any more. I'd likely still be battling with drink problems if I still worked for that place. My instagram page had about 250 people following this time last year, but that's now over 11k and my work has been shared by a Disney director and a AA gaming director. I'm all round a much more present person since I gave up and would never trade that for the brief joy a drink gave me.
Thanks SR for your continued support. This forum is my sole tool in helping me give up alcohol.
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