Dry January: Sober Curious

Also the shortest month

 

Same. I hate the taste of alcohol.

 

As a high functioning alcoholic, I don’t understand you or my homie duc15

 

I hate being drunk, I hate being hungover, I hate not being in complete control

 

Pretty sure that is a direct quote from Hitler

 

Same here. Drinking also ruined my weight loss recently so I’m just on an indefinite break with alcohol. And I can’t afford the two-day hangovers that come with 4+ beers anymore.

 

Does weed count

 

I may die early but function better than most sober folks

 

I made it 14 hours

 

April 17th will be one year sober for me. My life was on the brink of complete disaster this time last year. Things are so much better today. I was what I considered a high functioning alcoholic for a long long time but it eventually caught up to me and I became a very sick person.

 

im doing it for the first time this year.

 

Props bud.

 

I did a dry NYE last night for the first time in 25 years (last time was when I was 16) and it actually wasn’t that bad, may try a dry January, as well. I had a glass of wine on Christmas day while hosting a bunch of family and a beer during the OSU game on Saturday night, but nothing else since a bad night (and subsequent 2-day hangover) in early December.

 

Thanks man.

 

Normally I'm fine but I decided to start drinking bulleit at beginning of rose bowl today

 

yikes

 

This is me.

I had a SHITTY hangover awhile back and it's just not worth it anymore. I can have just as much fun while having half the drinks or less. I was sober last night and it felt good waking up this morning not hungover for the first new year's day in literal years. Probably start slowly cutting it out. It's just tough because it's so engrained in almost everything you do.

 

I would give it a try if it wasn’t for my near crippling alcoholism.

 

I was a daily bourbon drinker for years. My problem was I knew I was alcoholic but was convinced I could manage my life. I went to work everyday, own my home, etc. You would think that going into withdrawals and shakes after 3 hours without a drink for years would tell me my life was shit but it took almost dying and the people closest to me begging for me to ask for help. I have a healthy fear of what it can do to you.

 

I’m going to try until March for my birthday.

 

Spent the better part of the day groaning at instances where I might have said some dumb shit last night.

Probably gonna take it easy for a bit.

 

I’m going dry till the end of the month (my bday), not because of the interwebs, but because LadyPokes asked me to pick a month to “support” the pregnancy and I wanna get it out of the way as fast as possible.

 

It’s easy unless your addicted. Just drink some non-alcoholic beverage.

 

Make a non alcoholic shrub drink. Looks like one and no one will question you while out.

 

Am I your brother in law?

 

+1. Did this for the first time last year and planning to do so again this year.

 

Certainly hope not

 

I’ve found the breaking point came for me at 39. Gonna have to start paying much better attention to my nutrition and I’m not happy about it.

 

Or his neighbor does

 

I think the longest dry streak I had was like 20 days when I tried to do whole 30. Have a bachelor party end of the month so maybe I'll try going dry till then.

 

Unless you've got oils weed ain't wet so doesn't count imo

 

Impressive. You're not missing out on anything tbh.

 

Lead up to a bachelor party is exactly when i would not go dry. Gonna demolish your alcohol processing ability

 

I'm doing it, but not starting January 1. Maybe mid Jan to mid Feb or so

 

Does doing this really have any benefit if you just pick up where you left off at drinking after the month?

 

One month less of effects?

 

Also the potential to realize you don't need the booze to enjoy life.

 

Pffff i don't drink it to enjoy life, i drink it to escape the ravages of having 2 kids and a stressful job

 

I guess my point is what really is dry January other than some look at me fad? If someone really wanted to make a change why not make a more permanent effort like I won’t drink on Sundays or cutting out drinking on the weekdays?

Most of the people I have seen do this seem to do it for Facebook likes and then are out raging harder than ever after like I didn’t drink for January as their new excuse.

 

I don't think those people have become adults yet. We are talking about some grownup shit

 

I'm no teetotaler...just adding some other possible benefits that were assumed away by Gaknight

Edit: I agree 100% with his addendum

 

But you kill people regularly because you’re a serial killer

 

I dont drink while I'm at sea so I always have ~6 months sober every year. I figure I probably drink too much when I'm home but fuck it, 6 months off has to do me some good.