I’ve always celebrated personal and professional achievements with alcohol. Apart from the daily drinking previously, these celebrations were an excuse to do it more grandly in public. Now that I’ve gone 10 days without alcohol, I’m struggling to figure out how I’m going to celebrate in the future. How do you guys celebrate after quitting alcohol? Extra cake? I guess I need a paradigm shift on what celebrations are.
For me its just really truly smiling.
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Krispy Kreme
Golden Cafe latte(Peet’s coffee)
I tip my waitress a big tip and she gives me soda with lime making it look some thing else so it is not socially ackward.
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To celebrate an event is far more fun sober, honestly!!! If you had told me that a year ago I would of thought you were crazy. At any event I would of spent a considerable amount of time, making sure I had drink. The focus was never on the celebration, the focus was always on the booze. Now when I celebrate I can enjoy the people around me and remember what happened.
Looking at the symnoms for celebration below, it’s very difficult to observe, recognise and honor or indeed remember ,when your pissed as a fart and approaching blackout .
Raising a toast to me is a mark of respect. I can do now happily do it without alcohol, that does not diminish the event it enhances and enriches it. Now When I celebrate I savour each second. For the first time in a long time I’m storing precious memories.
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I was doing sweet treats but now I’ve gone sugar free… I just try and appreciate things when they go well I guess. Maybe go out for a nice meal if money allows.
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Yes this helps too, I did a total on mint in what I spent drinking and it was 5k/ year, I indulge myself with a long lunch.
Am trying to go for a walk with a smoothie to better use my new found time
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I also always celebrated with alcohol but now I celebrate by being truly present in life. I reward myself by doing things I love now that I have the time or by getting myself something I normally wouldn’t. Could be a book, a pair of shoes, art supplies or whatever floats my boat at the time. I also have been finally able to put a little money aside, I’ll thank myself later for that! In my family, alcoholic traditions run DEEP and it was a hard one to break but I did and life has drastically improved for me, I love it again now! 
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When I was promoted, I bought a good cigar. Other than that, a special meal.
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With delicious food. I can taste it much better now that I’m sober. Also I can party with a glass of water 
And if others want me to have alcohol I just say “No thanks”.
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Eating. Yes. Cake, chocolate, ice cream. Anything that isn’t alcoholic lol
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Alcohol in itself is not the celebration. It is the sharing time with others…we just tend to have drinks at the same time. So anything still celebrates as long as you’re with people (or one person) you truly want to celebrate it with. Heck just a walk with your dog can be a good celebration.
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