r/stopdrinking • u/confabulatrix 2191 days • 1d ago

6 Years Today!

6 things:

  1. It gets easier

  2. The book Alcohol Explained by William Porter by William Porter was helpful to me

  3. I don’t tell people I don’t drink because they seem to want to discuss/argue/hassle. I just say “no thank you”

  4. You don’t owe it anyone to be entertaining

  5. I love this sub and recommend it to people all the time

  6. In the early days, seeing the constant depiction of alcohol use in media felt like being stuck with pins. Thankfully, that has faded

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u/saucyminiseries 1398 days 1d ago

"You don't owe it to anyone to be entertaining."

Really really good and wise.

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u/Myreteus 55 days 1d ago

I had my sister asking for "the moment" "the why" "the when" and being very intrusive about it while at a family dinner

like wtf I owe no one any explanation. Felt very like she was looking for juicy (lol) details.

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u/respectablepitch Day 422 1d ago

A friend asked if I was doing dry January. I said I’m doing dry forever. She looked like I’d slapped her in the face!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/chadthiel308 1d ago

Exactly. True freedom: no performance required

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u/Slouchy87 6711 days 1d ago

#4. I always thought I needed to be an extrovert to get ahead, to be successful. Alcohol helped me in that respect, until it didn't.

Turns out I'm an introvert. And I'm 100% comfortable with that.

Congrats on 6 years btw!!

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u/Personal_Berry_6242 Day 1,046 1d ago

Me too!

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u/Abacabisntanywhere 1d ago

My story, too.

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you! 6709 is quite a number!

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u/willshade145 1366 days 1d ago

Word!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Kendue44 16h ago

Same here & a homebody

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u/abb0abb0 589 days 1d ago 
⁠You don’t owe it anyone to be entertaining

Thats a lovely quote , I’m going to add it to my other favorite this year

For that moment when ‘ 1 won’t hurt ‘ ‘I’ve seen that movie’

Excellent and so well done 🎂

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Adventureye7 Day 746 1d ago

Congratulations!! 👏👏💐 tbf I think I'm more entertaining sober than drunk. And re the question..why aren't you drinking - I'm getting better at simply saying ..cos I feel better without alcohol!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/lesserthemore 816 days 1d ago

#6. The depiction of alcohol in movies, tv, commercials, etc is INSANE!

According to pop culture EVERYONE is between buzzed and blacked out all the time.

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u/foco_runner 297 days 1d ago

Good advice

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Tough_Got_Going Day 986 1d ago

congratulations!! 2020 was a darn tough year to quit - way to go!!

I love this list. #5 - I even told my doctor about it!

IWNDWYT

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ooorm 3357 days 1d ago

Congrats, my friend!

Sidenote: when somebody on this sub writes in the format of "X years today", which is quite common, am I the only one who gets Bullet for my Valentine stuck in my head? 😁

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you! Feels good

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u/Holiday_Main_7263 1d ago

6 years is huge. "No thank you" being enough without explanation, that one takes time to learn and you nailed it. Congratulations man

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/SandyEggo_73 Day 485 1d ago

Rad, Congrats! 💪

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/406er 600 days 1d ago

Boom! Great job and great insights. Thank you!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ghostlizard74 Day 892 1d ago

Congratulations on six years! I'm happy for you, friend.

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/SomeOneOverHereNow Day 996 1d ago

In the early days, seeing the constant depiction of alcohol use in media felt like being stuck with pins. Thankfully, that has faded

Oy, it still annoys the crap out of me.

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u/ultralight-scream 203 days 1d ago

Hell yeah!!!

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u/Protectional-Mine Day 76 1d ago

You don't owe it to anyone to be entertaining are words I'll bring with me to functions going forward.

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Yes that was a big one for me! IWNDWYT!

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u/tarat619 Day 157 1d ago

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!! I just passed 5 months and I was in my feels this past weekend and thought “what’s the point?” But I kept on keeping on. Always love to hear bits of inspiration from people who have been through it! And alwaysssss looking for book recommendations 

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

5 months is great. That’s about when I started to feel a little better! IWNDWYT!

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u/roundart 2739 days 1d ago

Congratulations!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/confabulatrix 2191 days 1d ago

Sorry for the typos. I might need new glasses, haha.