Ask HN: What to do instead of drinking alcohol?

Re:Ask HN: What to do instead of drinking alcohol? by YellowTrooper on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:27AM (#30037483)

Great comment, especially last sentence - no mental benefits of being sober in a short run. You can even start to think on 3rd month - why I did so if nothing changed? But after 6 months you will feel much, much better, I can confirm this and I heard this opinion few times from quitters.

Some people might expect enlightenment after week of sober life. Never understand why, if alcohol require years to turn you to an alcoholic, how you can back to normal life in a week time?

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Re:Ask HN: What to do instead of drinking alcohol? by hellisothers on Saturday January 22, 2022 @01:06PM (#30039180)

6 months feels like confirmation bias “I feel good today, it must be because of quitting 6 months ago”, assuming these people weren’t debilitated alcoholics it seems like they probably can’t remember that far back

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Re:Ask HN: What to do instead of drinking alcohol? by ffwacom on Sunday January 23, 2022 @03:40AM (#30044621)

It sounds about right here. I thought I had lifelong depression/anxiety, but it disappeared totally around 6 months of being sober.

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