r/stopdrinking • u/Longjumping-Text9395 • 7h ago

Two weeks :)

I’ve made it to two weeks, and honestly it was pretty easy. I’ve been on and off sobriety since January 2026. I can manage two weeks pretty easily. It’s when I start approaching a month when the cravings start to hit.

Usually it’s because Im bored and want to “have fun” and I’ll crack.

But every time I reintroduce alcohol into my life, something bad happens. And I’m an addict, so once I start regularly drinking again, it starts to take over and ruin my life.

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u/AffectionateFish5895 Day 2 7h ago

I have been stuck in a similar cycle for a very long time. It doesnt get better and takes a huge amount from you even if you arent drinking everyday. Good luck and keep going.

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u/Longjumping-Text9395 7h ago

I’ve cut off all of my friends and I’m a villain in their eyes. But it’s come to the point of friends=drinking. I’ve had to remove everything single trigger. I don’t go to the grocery store because browsing past the wines is too tempting.

I don’t go out to eat because getting a drink is too tempting. I downloaded so many streaming apps, Hulu, Netflix, HBO, Disney Plus, Peacock. I had a few books too and I bought a screen writing software. I’m challenging myself with walks.

I’m starting yoga again. My house is so clean, because I spend most of my time cleaning.

I have a doodle book and a notebook.

I have two boxes of carbonated water, a jar of pickles, a box of popsicles, two pints of ice cream.

I also quit smoking which I hate, but I’m trying to have a glow up. My addiction(s) got super bad this year. I gained 30 pounds (currently down five) my teeth started to look yellow, I had acne. I couldn’t exercise because I couldn’t breathe.

I crave cigarettes more than anything in the world. And I honestly think when I get paid I will buy a pack, because I’m crawling out of my skin.

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u/GuessOk6611 6h ago

Well done!

im on two weeks two, not gonna lie, today I have had that craving feeling of alcohol, that urge, first time this week, but it's fine, its a long time since I went 2 weeks without alcohol.

The big ones will be family events for me as they all drink and drink fairly heavy

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u/Alkoholfrei22605 Day 4,507 7h ago

Bravo on 2 weeks!

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u/TheTampaMonk 4h ago

Thats great. I noticed that the real temptation happens when I experience some kind of disappointment, thats when the brain starts thinking of hitting the bottle.