I have been trying to limit my drinking or completely cutting off since I was 22 and ended up falling down in a crosswalk in front of cops. It’s always been so hard to manage drinking, have a job and an attempt at a social life. I am 26 and things are not better. I no longer will use life circumstances as a way to justify my stay stationary in the place that I am. I am unhappy. I don’t like myself. No one is going to fix that but me. I can live my life scared and alone and in a place that gives the illusion of being safe or I can make a change. I want to pursue a dream, I don’t know what dream that is but I just have one. I want to be present. I want to be stable. And most of all, I want to be proud of the life I live.
Hi Sam,
I hope your last few months have been more positive.
I found myself drinking too much and too often and was tired of waking up with hangovers. Everyone’s story is different, not sure it will help but here’s what worked for me.
After always making fun of them, I finally switched “alcohol free” beers. They actually have up to .5% alcohol but look and taste like beer and if you haven’t had alcohol then the .5% is like a microdose that still relaxes you a little. You’d have to drink 10 of them to equal the alcohol of one regular beer. I don’t have hangovers anymore, and no longer have an excuse not to do something since I’ve “already had a beer or two”.
Or for zero alcohol, I found sparkling water such as Topo Chico to have a nice “bite” to it when drinking and substitute for a beer.
I agree on the benefit finding a hobby that you enjoy. Joining some kind of group or class in possible hobbies you may be interested to try them out and maybe join a new social group. Art or music can be a great outlet as well to work things out in a positive way. Just me 2 cents…
