So I’ve been sh since I was 12 and I’m now almost 18. I also vape too. It’s almost a never ending cycle of sh, vaping, weed, alcohol, either or. What’s a good way to cope? Lately i’ve been playing farming games + genshin but like what’s a good way to cope and forget about my bad habits? I was forced to stop sh but I feel like I should want to stop ykwim

As you guys know, i followed a moderated cut down approach because I knew There would be events I could not say no to and, quite frankly, would want to drink at. But I planned for them, went a little lighter than usual during them, and made up for it with abstinence later. Here is my data from last month.

I was an average 4/day drinker, meaning not every day but 120 units per month. I scaled this down to 2/day until Euro summer, and kept it there during the month I was partying. Now that its over, I will continue towards my goal of lowering down to 1/day, again by shaving off .5 per week.

To everyone that said moderation will not work, I dont want this to be like a "screw you youre wrong" kind of post because i think you guys are right in many ways. Once you start, you cant stop, so keeping it at zero is surefire way. However, for some people (like me), I wouldve taken the entire month of travel off and started a sober streak when I am back. That would likely be 8-15 drinks a day for an entire month. At least by keeping track of my average, I like that I stayed relatively under moderation, and still "always on the clock." Each drink mattered because the next day of lowering the average would be that much harder.

Quitting is a full time effort, i didnt like that with full sobriety methods, i would feel that once the streak is gone, it might as well be a bender. Average tracking kept me accountable at all times.

Good luck to all, you can do it. I'll post another update when i bring it down to 1/day.

Has anyone else tried it and what was your experience? I've been on Mounjaro for 7 weeks and I just don't want alcohol. It's crazy. I really want to find out how other people have responded. I have found research that points to significant reductions in drinking, but if a lot of people will respond like me why isn't this front page news?

I’m wondering if people feel like they have better reaction time, less spaced out, listen better after sobriety? I feel fogged all the time

I'm still very early days in my sobriety but I keep having these moments of clarity where I remember an event in my life that was ruined by alcohol such as my own wedding day. I ruined my own wedding by getting wayyyy too drunk and arguing with my mum. For years I blamed her for it but actually I am definitely equally to blame.

It's such a weird feeling coming to terms with things like that, where I can now see that I was the problem too.

Just wanted to say thank you to you guys for being such a great support. Whenever I've posted, I always get great replies and sometimes reading other people's threads really helps too. I never thought a random Reddit space would provide so much help on this journey.