6 weeks sober!
For the past year and a half I’ve been drinking 750ml of whiskey a day. Went cold turkey 6 weeks 1 day ago.
I just recently turned 22 and I think often times my drinking was overlooked by all the people around me because of my age. I haven’t seen many people my age talk about problems with drinking either.
Before my problem with drinking really started, I never had a healthy relationship with alcohol. From 15-19 I would drink socially at parties, maybe once or twice a month. Every time I drank I never had a limit or any self control, I would drink until I would give myself borderline alcohol poisoning.
Then from 20-22 I was drinking a bottle a day. Jameson was always my first choice. I was going through a lot emotionally and what started as a way to let loose and have fun quickly spiraled into me drinking alone from the second I woke up till I eventually passed out. I found myself constantly lying and hiding things, then would drink more to cover the pain from the guilt of hurting people around me. I thought I was hiding my drinking but I’m pretty sure everyone knew I was struggling, just not to the extent.
I’m still having a hard time opening up about everything, and I don’t have many people in my life who can understand. Thought I’d share this here :)
6 weeks sober and the difference in my face is insane!! I can’t believe I never realized how puffy it was.