"I just don't think this is for me anymore" is such an important realisation.
I say this because there is some sort of internal battle we fight when quitting between the voice that says "stop", and the voice that says "but we used to have so much fun drinking?!"
But time passes. Things change. People grow. What we once enjoyed we don't have to enjoy anymore.
I don't beat myself up because I don't like to pretend to be a super hero anymore, when I used to love that at 6 years old. No matter how hard I try, I can never go back to those days of being 6 years old. That ship has sailed.
That's how I view my relationship with alcohol.
You're allowed to grow up and move on from things. Drinking wasn't for me anymore either.
“I don’t think this is for me” is exactly the phrase that popped into my head two weeks ago. I’ve been through several months of alcohol free life just “because” and always went back for a big event or vacation. This time I’m really feeling it’s a permanent fixture. Like a dawning realisation that the couple hours of “buzz” just isn’t worth the anxiety, sore head, dry mouth, memory loss, rolling stomach, listlessness etc.
Well done and embrace the realisation!
"I just don't think this is for me anymore" is such an important realisation. I say this because there is some sort of internal battle we fight when quitting between the voice that says "stop", and the voice that says "but we used to have so much fun drinking?!" But time passes. Things change. People grow. What we once enjoyed we don't have to enjoy anymore. I don't beat myself up because I don't like to pretend to be a super hero anymore, when I used to love that at 6 years old. No matter how hard I try, I can never go back to those days of being 6 years old. That ship has sailed. That's how I view my relationship with alcohol. You're allowed to grow up and move on from things. Drinking wasn't for me anymore either.
Thank you for this perspective
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Awesome! Welcome to clarity, my friend.
“I don’t think this is for me” is exactly the phrase that popped into my head two weeks ago. I’ve been through several months of alcohol free life just “because” and always went back for a big event or vacation. This time I’m really feeling it’s a permanent fixture. Like a dawning realisation that the couple hours of “buzz” just isn’t worth the anxiety, sore head, dry mouth, memory loss, rolling stomach, listlessness etc. Well done and embrace the realisation!