Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
5 months booze free now and I can’t say I really miss it. I’ve adjusted and don’t often think about it. When I do, I remind myself how bad I often felt back when I struggled to control it, and how it was likely not healthy long term. I didn’t plan to quit forever, but now I think it’s probably for the best if I do.
Congrats on withdrawing from the withdrawals, so to speak.
I've become a "sip or two" type, myself. Never was much "into" alcoholic beverages, ever, but I get the taste for a few minutes, then I move on. Though, other than shots at the local bar, or aperatifs at the local highbrow restaurant, it's hard to find such small amounts available. And so, I open the rare bottle, now and then, and know I won't get through more than a small percentage of it before it goes bad on me. I'm okay with that, waste though it is.
Lots of good flavors out there. I've just resigned myself to appreciating a good sip or two, knowing I avoid all the bad aspects but get to savor the good. Works for me.