I went dry, well 99.99% of the time. I had a glass of wine during an overnight date with my wife. My 21st birthday was fueled by Grolsch! That definitely was not a good thing. Lol. I was indoctrinated in many habits not through family directly but friends and the football/college environment. Took me probably 10 years to recover from that and I continued to drink moderately heavy a few times a year for years after that. I was down to one beer an outing when I was still getting shit sleep and hungover and I finally said fuck this, I'm done.
I love how you weave your history into your posts. I am wondering if doing this deep narrative dive further strengthens your motivation.
First, I love the way "dry, well" makes it look like "dry well". Always love a good play on words, even if unintentional.
Second, I loved reading all of this, Eric. I appreciate knowing where others come to the "maybe I shouldn't drink as much" decision. The "shit sleep and hungover" feeling is something I never want to have again, and only now experience when I eat way too much sugar.
Finally, I appreciate what you like about how I weave in the history to the posts. You've hit on something: writing about it cements it into my motivation to continue at it. But instead of stating it as a goal to increase accountability, as most people do when they set out to do something new (which has been shown to work) and instead memorializes the progress made to motivate one for the road ahead.
Hey, this is great and very parallel to my experience. Alcoholic father/family on his side (Irish Catholic, whouda thunk?). In March 2020, I told myself I would just take a break: a few weeks, maybe a month. I was always able to tell myself that I was a "good drunk," whatever that meant. In time, I didn't like how I was feeling. And I haven't had any since. Have relied heavily on Athletic and other great n/a options. Thanks for writing this! I'm planning to write something of my own, perhaps on my 4-year anniversary.
I think there's more folks like us who've had similar experiences, Kevin. We just don't talk about it (kind of like rules one and two of Fight Club). I'm grateful that you briefly shared yours and look forward to reading your deep dive into it on your 4-year mark.
I went dry, well 99.99% of the time. I had a glass of wine during an overnight date with my wife. My 21st birthday was fueled by Grolsch! That definitely was not a good thing. Lol. I was indoctrinated in many habits not through family directly but friends and the football/college environment. Took me probably 10 years to recover from that and I continued to drink moderately heavy a few times a year for years after that. I was down to one beer an outing when I was still getting shit sleep and hungover and I finally said fuck this, I'm done.
I love how you weave your history into your posts. I am wondering if doing this deep narrative dive further strengthens your motivation.
First, I love the way "dry, well" makes it look like "dry well". Always love a good play on words, even if unintentional.
Second, I loved reading all of this, Eric. I appreciate knowing where others come to the "maybe I shouldn't drink as much" decision. The "shit sleep and hungover" feeling is something I never want to have again, and only now experience when I eat way too much sugar.
Finally, I appreciate what you like about how I weave in the history to the posts. You've hit on something: writing about it cements it into my motivation to continue at it. But instead of stating it as a goal to increase accountability, as most people do when they set out to do something new (which has been shown to work) and instead memorializes the progress made to motivate one for the road ahead.
Again, thanks for reading - and commenting!
Hey, this is great and very parallel to my experience. Alcoholic father/family on his side (Irish Catholic, whouda thunk?). In March 2020, I told myself I would just take a break: a few weeks, maybe a month. I was always able to tell myself that I was a "good drunk," whatever that meant. In time, I didn't like how I was feeling. And I haven't had any since. Have relied heavily on Athletic and other great n/a options. Thanks for writing this! I'm planning to write something of my own, perhaps on my 4-year anniversary.
I think there's more folks like us who've had similar experiences, Kevin. We just don't talk about it (kind of like rules one and two of Fight Club). I'm grateful that you briefly shared yours and look forward to reading your deep dive into it on your 4-year mark.