I haven’t posted in awhile but heres the skinny on my journey. I quit drinking 7/31/24 Did really good and didn’t slip for almost 7 months. I’ve seen a therapist the entire time. Through therapy, I explained my feelings of like I’m basically just existing, not living life, enjoying life. I isolated myself bc my husband is a big drinker(daily) and did things I found joy in. Then I found myself not enjoying them anymore like I used to. After so much of that, I looked for natural things like Brez, Kava, etc. to try lifting my mood and it helped for a while. My therapist described my feeling that way as anhedonia, the lack of feeling pleasure or joy. I now have found myself having a few drinks here and there, playing with fire. Still navigating my own journey. I am a work in progress. I know now that i can quit drinking successfully, after sustaining for 7 months but I have to figure out a new way of dropping alcohol and not slipping into feeling nothingness. Just sharing my experience at this point in my life and pretty sure that wasn’t so skinny lol!
