Former alcoholics of Yea Forums, when you stop drinking, how long before the anxiety, insomnia etc disappears...

former alcoholics of Yea Forums, when you stop drinking, how long before the anxiety, insomnia etc disappears? How long before you feel better? Any tips to stay off it? How much better is your life? How long you've been sober for? etc.

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It was a few months before I had my head totally right and I was probably drunk continuously for about 15 years. I also drank before that. Ended up losing weight and not being able to drink and be skinny so I stopped drinking. You don't drink, that's the only way to do it. There's no "I'm in recovery" or "I'm trying to detox" or "I'm trying to cut back" and not even "I don't drink anymore", there's only "I don't drink."

I wasn't a serious alcoholic, only usually around a third or half a bottle of gin 5 or 6 times a week for idk a scratch under a year but I found I felt less shitty after a week and pretty fresh in 2 weeks. my advice would be to find your triggers for craving and avoid them or process them in a healthier way. staying fit (even if an hour of running or cardio a week, whatever fits into your schedule) releases a lot of nice chemicals, takes your mind off booze and gives you a goal to work towards. I guess it depends on why you were drinking; boredom or depression or inability to handle your emotions or whatever and finding a healthier solution to that problem you were having and you'll have less of a reason to drink. some people like replacing alcohol with occasional weed use, which is healthier and less addictive than alcohol while still producing a strong high.

Still tryna quit op. Been drinking since i was 12. Ive stopped for months at times but miss it too much.

Use the money you save to pamper yourself. I rack up credit cards on projects or goals to accomplish before I die. Agree with the post above there are no half measures. The hardest part for me was filling the time I had usually wasted drunk. After a few years I fell in love with the hobbies and dont miss being drunk.

Ive been drunk every night for the past 5 years, drank often for 8 total. Im a very depressed drug dealer that lacks the discpline to quit but damn do i think about it every day

It doesn't take that long to recover. I don't even question myself about it... Eventually I physically couldn' handle the booze anymore. Just really bad GI pain, painful dehydrated headaches, and in worse cases withdrawl... Dying isn't worth anything. For a couple of months, it won't be easy. After a few months you'll already feel better.

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