12 Sober Thoughts I’ve Had This Month
A few of my thoughts picked from my brain and put onto paper
This is the first time I’ve gone alcohol-free for longer than two weeks — ever. It’s the first of many months I’m planning to go sober to prove to myself that I don’t need alcohol to mask anxiety and to have fun.
Here are some random thoughts that have popped into my head over the last few weeks, which I’m sharing in the hope that others can relate:
- I wonder if I’ll lose any friends over the next year
- Does having a soft drink in my hand give me a placebo effect and calm me down a bit?
- My stomach hasn’t felt super sensitive in a while — I wonder if that’s related
- Drinking Shloer kinda feels like you’re drinking wine if you put it in a wine glass
- It’s nice not ever having a hangover
- I can run pretty far at the moment and I don’t feel worn out
- I actually don’t crave the taste of wine very much
- Would Glastonbury be the same booze-free?
- I hope I don’t panic at the gig I’m going to on Sunday — being in a crowd with no alcohol to calm me down
- Should I just buy really expensive booze now and keep it in the house because I’ll rarely ever drink it anyway?
- I bet everyone thinks I’m pregnant
- Will work think I’m being lame when I don’t go out for drinks after?
I’d be interested to hear your own thoughts in the comments.
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