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Addiction & Recovery

Peregrine Took

(7,573 posts) Sun Jan 23, 2022, 09:02 PM Jan 2022

I'm on day 25 of Dry January. [View all]

I started NYE.

I have anxiety disorder and I loved my merlot every night. Just a few glasses could take the edge off my worrying and that was great. I looked forward to it every day but due to health problems (IBS, etc) I decided to try DJ.

Didn't think I could do it. Every day I write the new number on the calendar. Feels good.

I don't know if I will keep it going...but if I am going to try to control it more so in the future. Maybe jsut on weekends.

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I'm on day 25 of Dry January. [View all] Peregrine Took Jan 2022 OP

Well that deserves a "way to go!" rurallib Jan 2022 #1

I was doing the same thing. Started up intermittent fasting a week ago and haven't needed a drink Doodley Jan 2022 #2

Good for you!! Keep it up one day at a time. LoisB Jan 2022 #3

good for your..keep going... bahboo Jan 2022 #4

40 years for me.......day by day with support group help. pidge Jan 2022 #5

Good for you! That's a great success story, every day. keopeli Jan 2022 #13

I started by saying I would quit for a month, kept it up it's been over 20 years now without a drink Walleye Jan 2022 #6

if you feel yourself slipping Skittles Jan 2022 #7

alcohol is hard on the old digestive system - see if you can do a year Blues Heron Jan 2022 #8

Yay! Congratulations!! KarenS Jan 2022 #9

Congrats! That's hard work. keopeli Jan 2022 #14

Good for you. Tommymac Jan 2022 #10

Glad you gave yourself a pass on the one-day-slip. You deserve it. Congrats on 5 years! keopeli Jan 2022 #15

Have you lost any weight? tavernier Jan 2022 #11

You can do it orangecrush Jan 2022 #12

Great! Squaredeal Jan 2022 #16

Congrats! That's a serious achievement. keopeli Jan 2022 #17

Good job! BaronChocula Jan 2022 #18

Nothing New Haven Jan 2022 #19

Pat yourself on the back! Great job! Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #20

Good for you. c-rational Jan 2022 #21

Kudos! bif Jan 2022 #22

Hang In There...Congratulations on DAY 25...!!!! Stuart G Feb 2022 #23