Hi
I couldn't find the brave babes, I've never posted on there because I'd never quit drinking but I am a week alcohol free and loving it.
I'd become something I didn't like, relying on wine o'clock, Friday night, a family gathering, any excuse to crack it open, I felt shit and bloated and generally ill though if you asked anyone around me they would probably say I was fine, rarely drunk, never falling over etc.
I gave up smoking with hypnotherapy last year and have done the same to quit drinking, it's made it easy to enjoy socialising without alcohol (so far!) And I had a really busy weekend where I would have drank but didn't and enjoyed it all the same (more! I spent very little and drove home!).
I'm secure in my new found sobriety but it's funny how others aren't? I've explained to my closest family that I'm not drinking and have been laughed at, called boring, mocked with them saying how long will this last etc even a bar man looked at me like I'm mad when I didn't want vodka in my tomato juice, asking me why I don't drink...
I guess I'm just posting to share experience of what people go through when quitting for good!? I'm not cutting back, I never want to drink again... anyone with me?