110 Days Alcohol Free
A New Milestone
Today I‘m celebrating a milestone that I never imagined I would reach. 110 days alcohol-free!
The thing is, I tried to quit almost two years ago when I made it my 2021 New Year’s Resolution to stop for 100 days. I only got to about 58 days though. I felt upset about a friendship that had ended and so I consoled myself with a glass that turned into a bottle of wine. Within a few weeks, I was back to drinking whenever I wanted.
It was quite embarrassing because I’d announced my 100-day challenge on Facebook and on my blog. So even though I tried to be compassionate and understanding of myself and what I was going through, the truth is I felt ashamed and like a failure.
Why couldn't I quit?
Admitting You Have a Problem
I realise now that I was one of those “highly functioning” alcohol drinkers. I didn’t drink every day, nor did I ever reach for a drink in the morning to cure a hangover. But I definitely drank too much.
When you’ve built up your tolerance enough that you can put away a couple of beers and an entire bottle of wine and wake up without a hangover, I think that’s probably a bit of a red flag.
Another way I convinced myself that my drinking wasn’t a problem was because, for…
