Alcohol is hardly a good escape. And I keep it readily at hand, almost no night ends without some. It's like a cheap, lovely, fairy that makes, and later escalates everything, better for a quick moment. And she is damn tempting.
I quit once for a hundred days. I knew the expression, now that I'm clean. I was full of energy, felt youthful (always subjective), with a new bounce in me. Nothing in my life had changed outside that decision. So everything else was the same. I had a partner at the time, she worked in a bar/restaurant. It was spring/summer. The time when many would go and enjoy nights on a patio. She also didn't drive, so either I picked her up, or she took a taxi. Shared expenses, right? You can see I chose to pick her up.
But... and I didn't blame her, sober people and needing to be away from alcohol are their own selves... Patios/bars are very boring when you are sipping on water and others are partaking in fun. She would make me sit and watch them. I was never sure if she was being vindictive, I had refused quitting drinking for a long time, it angered her a lot - or was it just more, she is unwinding after work. Hard to know.
I'm not sure, I'll ever pick abstinence again, everything in life is possible if you make it so... but yes, just giving up for a few days you will notice changes including skin, energy, and more. 🤗
