Week 1 and month 1 is hard, then the next few months get easier but it’s still a weird mindset to be in where everyone else’s drinks around you and you miss it a lot.
Month 3 I started to feel physically good - good sleep, good skin, mind clarity. Still felt socially awkward though.
Month 6 I realised I didn’t think about alcohol anymore much, my brain wasn’t seeing it as an option and the only sad parts were when friends continued the party but then as I got into bed clean, safe, happy, tired and with no hangover ahead that soon faded. I do have an addiction to tea now though. And Vinted 😂
At month 7, my skin glows, I’m the thinnest I’ve been since I was 16, my sleep is amazing (8hrs every night, up at 7am even on weekends in a good way), my breathlessness is gone, my eczema has reduced, my brain fog is gone and my mood is stable. The shape of my face has even changed - sharp cheekbones and no puffiness. A friend who hadn’t seen me in a few months did a double take! Nothing is ever a crisis anymore and anxiety is gone. I’m in the middle of exams and have a very sick husband but I somehow know I can handle it all.
Im the happiest I’ve ever been and giving up booze was the cause.