Thanks for sharing your experience this month! I’ve done Dry January many times, and I feel so much better that it usually lasts into March. Inevitably, something stressful happens that drives me to drink again, which is a whole other thing.
My relationship to alcohol is changing tho, mostly due to age and inflammation issues. I’m drinking only occasionally now.
I've mentioned before that with no belief in the existence of willpower... it's just doing what you really want to do most, blah blah blah... I was being very strict with myself... no cake, no dessert, of course no alcohol as for years now... Well, it's still no alcohol, but I'm back having cake and a sweet at the end of the day. You're right: it's the reward/getting to the end of the day thing.
Thanks for sharing your experience this month! I’ve done Dry January many times, and I feel so much better that it usually lasts into March. Inevitably, something stressful happens that drives me to drink again, which is a whole other thing.
My relationship to alcohol is changing tho, mostly due to age and inflammation issues. I’m drinking only occasionally now.
I put seltzer water in a wine glass when I'm trying to skip wine. It's not a great substitute, but it's something :)
Read with interest.
I've mentioned before that with no belief in the existence of willpower... it's just doing what you really want to do most, blah blah blah... I was being very strict with myself... no cake, no dessert, of course no alcohol as for years now... Well, it's still no alcohol, but I'm back having cake and a sweet at the end of the day. You're right: it's the reward/getting to the end of the day thing.
Yip, not a fait accompli, but a work in progress.
Aren't we all?