Waking up sober is my single favorite reason not to drink
Discussion
I've been sober for around 3 years now. I quit counting the days a long time ago. Every morning I wake up sober is an incredible gift to myself. It literally never gets old. In fact, I feel like it gets more special every single day. There are so many...
Friday night sober, Saturday morning actually rested
Small win
I'm almost 6 months in, and the contrast still hits me unexpectedly in the mornings. Last night was just like any other Friday. I didn't have any drinks and went to bed at a reasonable hour. I'm a crazy early riser in sobriety. I woke up around 4:30 today...
I managed to finish Dry January and decided to keep going to see how far I can take it. My next milestone is 75 days. My biggest takeaways so far. It actually takes time to get mental clarity, and meditation helped a lot. It's hard to stay sober going out to...
I wasn't trying to quit drinking completely, but I did want to stop defaulting to a drink every night, where it felt automatic. Here are a few things that helped me drink less without feeling deprived. Delay the first drink. This was huge. I stopped pouring a...
Anyone here who stopped drinking in their 30s? What were your reasons?
Question
I am so bored of drinking. Mid thirties here. I'm a big lightweight, and even a couple of drinks mean a terrible hangover the next day. I feel cranky, and the day is lost to napping in bed and eating junk food. I also really don't enjoy the tipsiness and loss...
Do you find hangovers get worse the older you get?
Question
Back in my college days, in my roaring 20s, I could drink myself under the table until 2am and be in class by 10am with no hangover, or at worst a slight one. Now I drink one glass of wine and I feel hungover for two days. Has anyone else experienced this, or...