Today I visited a birthday party and ofcoooourse I was asked “why did you give up drinking?” and bla bla … I don’t try to create a legend about it and I say that I can’t control drinking that’s why it’s better way for me not to drink at all. And you know, usually people don’t expect the answer like that, they wait for something like “I’m keeping diet” or “I’m taking pills” , that’s why they feel confused and stop asking One more thing , I often felt myself deprived , because I can’t spend time in parties like everybody , sipping the drinks and relaxing , but today I felt myself like a winner ! They were drinking and always noticing that it would be Monday tomorrow , they were counting the amount of drinks , worrying how bad of a hangover they would have. Some of them , who had cars, were trying to decide if they could take a taxi , or find someone who could drive their cars. Looots of problems for the opportunity to drink. I felt so happy , I drank my coffee, ate tasty food, had fun, got in my car and came home without any worries about tomorrow morning . Beautiful benefits of sobriety!
Nice! Congratulations on 50 days!
Not having to do those mental gymnastics is freeing. It’s plain and simple - I know I’m going home sober and waking up clear headed.
Thanks ! I really wish to feel like that as long as I can. I mean this feeling of freedom. Sometimes we don’t value all these benefits of sobriety and start missing things which worth nothing.
Ahah, yeah, I remember one friend who taught me that if you feel bad after party, just take a drink in the morning! I guess my addiction started the moment I took that advice
Yeah, I read about different ways to avoid hangover too…water, special pills, eating more food … but I realized that nothing works if you drank a tank of wine the best way to avoid a hangover - not to drink .
One more thing , I often felt myself deprived , because I can’t spend time in parties like everybody , sipping the drinks and relaxing , but today I felt myself like a winner ! They were drinking and always noticing that it would be Monday tomorrow , they were counting the amount of drinks , worrying how bad of a hangover they would have. Some of them , who had cars, were trying to decide if they could take a taxi , or find someone who could drive their cars. Looots of problems for the opportunity to drink. I felt so happy , I drank my coffee, ate tasty food, had fun, got in my car and came home without any worries about tomorrow morning . Beautiful benefits of sobriety!
