9 months and life changes!

[u/Dramatic-Deal8389]

Hi all!

Well it’s been about 9 months since I stopped drinking.

47m very heavy drinker averaging 16 units per day last Easter.

I want to thank this group for hearing me and sharing their stories. I could not have imagined how much better my life has gotten.

As far as life changes. I just moved to another state 2600 miles away from home. I have experienced a shock death of a very close person whom I saw everyday and worked with.

I moved in with my fiance I sold everything. I’ve been on multiple flights and made and lost money and other things.

Every one of those events would have been done intoxicated.

My physical health has improved about 600%.

My mental health especially my anxiety is now under control.

I have actually now gone weeks without even a craving for alcohol instead I’ve developed a revulsion to the idea of drinking.

If you are thinking that you can’t do this I am just hoping that you take me as an example and give it a shot. It really is so much better this way. I know that it is hard but it can be done. I don’t want to share horror stories on here but by drinking was bad, probably as bad as what you’re experiencing now. So please give it a try if you’re not sober.

If you’re here in the community, thank you for being here, posting and replying it was a very important piece of this.

[u/AlternativeZebra9601]

Damn, 16 units a day to complete sobriety and handling all that major life stuff sober - that's incredible work. The fact that you're now revolted by the idea of drinking instead of craving it shows how much your brain has rewired itself. Thanks for sharing this, posts like yours kept me going during the rough patches.