Stop Drinking

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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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2764 days since my last drink… (self.stopdrinking)

submitted 11 months ago by AteshgaRubyTeeth to c/stopdrinking

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… and I wonder why I’m no longer drinking.

I stopped because I only wanted more after my first. This was a problem as me and my friends were doing this every every in the weekend.

Stopping with drinking was a huge relief as I no longer suffered from crippling hangovers.

This is now years ago and my life, and the people around me, has changed. Everyone calmed down with the drinks and is no longer going on benders. People now drink casually as “normal” people do.

I wonder if I could do it because I do miss the taste of the drinks and slight buzz. On the other hand I feel blessed to have discovered this secret power of a life without alcohol and hangovers.

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[–] Betch 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that sounds a lot like me when I'm about to start using again, whatever the substance. Don't do it.

If you're the kind of person that can't have just one, you might be playing with fire. Your friends might be drinking "as normal people do" but what says you will? You might end up being the only one wasted when everybody else is just having a few drinks and you'll not only be suffering from crippling hangovers but also crippling hangxiety.

You quit for a reason and it's easy to forget after a while but if you've had a problem with alcohol in the past, you probably still do and it's a very slippery slope. You will be reminded very quickly why it is you stopped and you'll have to start over from day 1.

Maybe your problem with alcohol wasn't that severe but why would you be posting on a sober community if it wasn't? Why would you bother remembering how many days it has been since your last drink?

[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thanks man, hit the nail on the head.

When I stopped drinking I didn’t really considered I had a drinking issue.

On the other hand I also knew that people without a drinking issue would be looking at sober communities online.