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The Daily Checkin for Thursday September 7th - Just for Today, We are NOT Drinking!
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this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023
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It's for medical reasons, but I'd like to make it stick this time since alcohol is certainly contributing to the condition. I'm on day 7 today, and work is really turning the "need a beer" screws today.
Whats the consensus on cannabis as a replacement?
Congrats on a week! It’s gets a little better every day, I hit a year in July. I can’t give an opinion on the cannabis.
Way to go on making the decision to prioritize your health! I'll only speak to my experiences since I firmly believe that everyone's journey is there's alone. There are certainly folks who subscribe to the "California sober" philosophy, but it doesn't work for me. I used alcohol as a way to numb the negative experiences in my life and escape. It didn't help me solve the challenges I was facing and it made them more difficult to navigate. I was avoiding confronting things that required my attention. For me, any other similar substance would just be trading one vice for another. I've been working to incorporate positive coping mechanisms for stress and exploring other activities that bring me joy. YMMV, but that's my $0.02.
There are no rules. People quit alcohol for their own reasons. If those reasons are not affected by thc, then in my opinion there is no harm.