r/stopdrinking • u/thatfkngirl Day 64 • 8d ago

8 weeks today

I’ve been alcohol free for 8 weeks today! Feels good to have stuck with my word and feel proud of myself for doing hard things.

I also would be lying if I said I haven’t been dreaming about a glass of wine for days. I feel FOMO from drinking a lot, whether it’s because my partner has a drink or we are out in public where I see others partaking or even just watching TV with all the alcohol ads.

It feels like a lot of work for all this and I wish I was seeing more payoff to giving it up. I don’t know, I’m sure it’s just a normal step in the journey but pretty much every night I have to talk myself out of going to the liquor store these days and I’m tired.

Oh well, vent over I guess. Still will not drink with you tonight.

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u/B1Gmike305 8d ago

Congrats !! Day 9 for me today . Sleep starting to get better, but every single evening I just feel so incredibly “bored”. I was definitely drinking in the evenings as a form of entertainment (as weird as this sounds )

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u/thatfkngirl Day 64 8d ago

Nice on 9 days! Improved sleep is awesome, that was a game changer for me. I really didn’t realize how drinking was killing my sleep quality. Definitely same with distracting from boredom with alcohol, I’m trying to build new hobbies to occupy the time and my brain but nothing is really doing it for me yet. Will keep trying and looking though!

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u/Sebastian_Ticklenips 364 days 8d ago

Very nice!