Sober thoughts

This week I hit 18 months without booze. Bloody weird as I never decided to give it up - I just didn’t fancy a drink one day back in October 20.

Possibly brought on by absolutely soaking myself in natural wines through lockdown.

Possibly my finally listening to my body and letting something drop away that wasn’t quite aligned with me.

Who knows/does it actually matter?

A few things I have noticed:

My anxiety is waaaaay quieter than it used to be. Those days where every part of me feels crushed by those feelings (because it’s feelings as well as thoughts with anxiety) are few and far between.

I save a ton of money. I still splurge on tasty NA drinks - there’s something about the whole ritual of it and I’m happy to pay for that, but there’s no drinks drunk “for the sake of it”. Add to that save on Ubers, bad purchase decisions after 11pm and all that jazz and my bank account is mildly healthier, just like me.

My therapy bill has gone up - I’ve taken away my favourite route to numb out and it’s time to deal with all my shit in a sensible grown up manner.

Big skin breakouts are way less regular. Nuff said.

Sleep quality is way better than it used to be.

Mornings exist everyday (who knew?!)

Raves are still fun sober. This REALLY surprised me. Going to gigs and festivals like I used to and really enjoying them. Just without booze. No need for a sober or conscious rave thanks, give me a regular one with all the decent music.

I do more “stuff” with friends in the daytime rather than hangs being about evenings.

I’m an unstoppable machine until my 8:30pm bedtime.

I’m still open to having a damn tasty alcoholic drink when I want to….. it’s been a whole year and a half months since I wanted to though, but who knows what I will feel in the future.

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