u/Doctor_Spe

I'm approaching 1 year alcohol free on June 28 and I'm debating whether I want to drink again after reaching that milestone.

I don't consider myself an alcoholic. From ages 18–27, I was mostly a weekend drinker. I rarely drank during the week, worked out regularly, and generally had my life together. When I drank, I was usually drinking to get drunk and have a fun night out with friends.

Around 2023–2024 I started drinking more often (never daily), was doing coke most times I was drinking, gained 50lbs, and stopped working out.

Over the last year I've been completely sober (and 2 years no coke) and have gotten back into great shape. I feel great and I'm very happy with how things have gone. I'm just getting to a point where I really miss a lot of the fun times that happened while I was drinking. I've had a lot of time to step back from the drinking culture and really focus on myself, and I'd like to bring part of that life back in.

Has anyone here taken a year or more off from alcohol and then successfully brought it back into their life in moderation? Were you able to manage it again and not get off track with your life goals?

How would you define lofi house? What makes a song “lofi house” as opposed to deep house or something else? I feel like when I’m making a lofi playlist to listen to, certain songs don’t exactly fit the criteria for lofi house however I still put it in the playlist because it gives me that same feeling that lofi house gives.

People ask me what music I listen to. It’s hard to describe what exactly lofi house is.

I’ve been immersed in this sub genre for a couple years now. There’s nothing quite like it. Chill, but groovy at the same time. It gets you in a certain kind of mood that is hard to describe.

I feel like this type of music is such a hidden gem that I wish more people knew about.