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Has anyone here stopped drinking? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by neamhsplach@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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I stopped drinking on the 18th of March 2023. Because of where I live and how my culture socialises, this was a huge step. But to be honest, in hindsight it was just something I'd been putting off for a long time. The hangovers did just become a nightmare to deal with, plus I didn't feel like I was doing well with my personal relationships because of it. I'm glad to have all that time back, although I miss part of the social aspect. I'm working on creating a sober social life but it's very early days.

How has your sobriety journey been for you?

I absolutely loved using r/stopdrinking as a resource. Now that I'm not on reddit so much I'd love to find a new community here! Has anyone created a sobriety community on the fediverse yet?

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[–] NubTubz@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Congrats! That's a huge step.

Alcoholism kind of runs in my family. Frankly, alcohol caused enough problems in my life long before I ever had a single sip of it myself which turned me off from drinking for a very long time. I've occasionally drank as an adult, but recently a close family member went through some serious health problems because of alcohol and it was just the final straw for me. I don't know exactly how long it's been since I've had a drink, but it's been a few months and I just don't have any desire to change that right now.

I never had problems controlling my own drinking, but I don't want to risk going down a bad path by turning it into a habit. Seeing the people I love get affected by this poison just makes me question why it's such an acceptable substance to abuse in our society.