Stop Drinking

Thanks, this is my 2nd time quiting the first time I quit cold turkey and had brutal night terrors, then i relapsed that spring after my father died, so this time i slowly stepped down with decreasing sizes of miller lite tall boys (my least favorite beer I was a craft beer snob) never having more than my daily tall boy in the house at a time till i quit entirely after a few days and switched to Non Alcoholic IPAs after i ran out of sizes to decrease to (they had like 5-6 sizes sheesh) and didnt have any night terrors this time around. I drank at least a 4 pack of IPAs every night for 10 years and thought i was gonna drink till the day I died, I literally cant express how rewarding sobriety is, its saved my marriage and saved my life. I cant remember when the cravings stopped, but it was sometime after the 3 month when the physical cravings stopped, and just last month i stopped buying NAs and switched to sparkling water. I have actual hobbies now other than getting drunk every night, its insane to me that I am sober, I'm not telling you to step down on alcohol consumption like i did, but if you relapse dont beat yourself up, come up with a plan and stick to it. My partner and I literally just an hour ago had our old king mattress covered in piss stains from me hauled away and i cant express how rewarding it is knowing I'm not that person anymore, we arent getting our new mattress till next week cause of a shipping delay, but we are both so excited to have that dark chapter of our life physically removed. Its a tough journey, and I'm not gonna tell you if I can do it anybody can do it, but the fact that you are taking the steps to quit and seeking accountability from internet strangers tells me that you can quit, and will likely inspire others to quit as well. Super stoked for you OP!