A month and two days ago I decided that for my own mental and physical health I would stop drinking for at least 30 days. When I made that goal, the little voice in my head told me I wouldn’t even make it two weeks, but here I am today. Trying to quit something you’ve done for so long takes a “day by day” mentality and I 100% agree with that statement. Every morning I woke up and knew if I could make it to lunch, I could make it to dinner and if I could make it to dinner, I could make it to bed. Those little milestones were something to celebrate and they showed me that I didn’t need to drink every night to be okay.
I am one of the lucky ones who realized that drinking was taking over my life, and I’m so thankful I never became physically dependent on it. With the self-reflection that sobriety brought, I realized I never really liked the feeling of being drunk, or the person I became when I had too much. This “experiment” proved that mind over matter really does help some people.
To keep myself busy I wrote in my journal, did lots of self-development reading, worked out and focused on my physical health. Everyday was minute by minute but like I said if you can make it to one milestone you can make it to the next and it doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get there!
Learning to Manage the Unmanagable 