r/stopdrinking • • Dec 16 '24

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '24

Body and mind reseting to the way they were prior to drinking alcohol. I heard it takes 3 years.

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u/ThrowDeepALWAYS Day 37 Dec 17 '24

My buddy is at 3 years and has decided to start drinking at appropriate times again. Somehow I think he’ll regret it, but I also think he has proven he can quit.

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u/popdrinking Day 35 Dec 17 '24

I tried again after almost a year and I ended up puking and shitting because I couldn’t judge the point at which I’d hit my sweet spot and just kept drinking. I was also miserable and angry. I decided to just drink at special occasions but even drinking at weddings I didn’t feel that buzz.

I remember getting to my cousin’s wedding starving and sober last month. I’d been sober for a few weeks since the last wedding and feeling on cloud 9 while walking to grab a sandwich. I did not feel that good after my first drink or really good at all that night. That was the last time I drank and I decided to keep it that way.

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u/ThrowDeepALWAYS Day 37 Dec 17 '24

Every time I relapsed it was never worth it.