Merlin MannY’know. Sometimes you have to hide the real stuff in replies.
Just to ensure only the real heads get it.
Something to think about.
Don’t make a big deal about it, but I haven’t had a drink in 2½ weeks.
And I’m pretty proud of that.
Carry on.
See, the improbably weird reason I have this thing is not in any way because of alcohol. It does not and cannot cause the thing I have full stop.
However.
It does mean that I needed to immediately stop doing that particular fun thing literally forever.
Which is not something I had anticipated on, say, December 4th.
But which something I immediately accepted and operationalized as an *extraordinary* Buddhist Gift. Just…wow. You know?
So, anyhow. So far, it’s been a pretty weird December.
Dan “Old account” Pierce@hotdogsladies I had that awkward conversation where I had to convince the doctor that I do not in fact drink a six pack of beer every day.
“Okay, but if you need help, we have a program to help you.”
@felix_t_fois “Oh, wait. So you had no problem stopping drinking and had zero withdrawal or cravings? Oh, I see. Yeah, you probably weren't actually drinking that much. Weird.”
—Doctors
Drew Saunders@hotdogsladies welcome aboard the sober train and sorry it wasn’t a choice you got to make for yourself. I’ll try not to be a reply guy but just suggest you start a count up (I use the simple Countdowns app, nice widget https://apps.apple.com/us/app/countdowns-event-day-counter/id917514700) from your first day. It can be fun to see number go up
Countdowns - Event Day Counter
Countdowns helps you count down to something you're looking forward to, whether that's a wedding, birthday, or new iPhone! Need to count up from it instead? No problem! Designed to be more than a timer app, Countdowns is great for keeping tabs on how long it is until something, or how long it is si…
@drewbsaunders Thank you I love Number Goes Up!
Matt Killmon@hotdogsladies If I remember correctly from All The Great Shows, my good buddy from college and you struggle with the same lower gut-related condition, and he has had periods of it flaring up in his adult life that have been pretty awful. So, my sympathies are with you and I hope that this mandated life change^W^W^W Buddhist Gift helps out.
@stillmoms Hey thanks! My UC is still in remission, but my weird liver thing was an unexpected Holiday surprise.
This is Hell@hotdogsladies I stopped in May because of Afib.
Strange Dot Machine@hotdogsladies almost 11 years for me. I missed it for a while, but things are just better without it.
Good luck.
Keenan@hotdogsladies Sorry to hear this was foisted upon you. Well wishes to the liver, despite it being so demanding.
I stopped drinking as an experiment Jan 1 of last year, and life has improved both objectively and subjectively (better sleep and less anxiety the main benefits).
Experiment: successful. No plans to go back.
@hotdogsladies looking back at this previous post, I was hoping to share some optimism re: not drinking, but fear it seemed more like I was making your situation about me. Apologies. I could’ve worded that better.
@keenan all good!