A 25-year-old reflects on their decision to stop drinking alcohol for a year and the experiences they have had during the first month.
With Dry January now almost over for the many who stopped drinking this month, my test has only just begun. At the age of 25, I have decided to stop drinking alcohol for an entire year. Towards the end of 2023, I began reflecting on the reasons why I drink. I was "sober curious" - a phrase that has risen in popularity in the past three years. Over the past 12 months, I had made a few new friends who were sober, and they were some of the most fun people I knew.
Percolating on the idea over the festive period, when drinking became a regularity and the mornings after fairly groggy, I proposed the idea to my partner on 28 December.After a brief pause, I was given an enthusiastic: "Let's do it!"Image caption,This first month was more painless than expected, in part because I knew many other people who were doing Dry January, and also because I had purposefully filled my diary with events that did not centre around alcohol.I took up swimming, promptly followed by a long spell in the sauna, once a week. The sport seems to be relaxing both my muscles and mind simultaneousl
Alcohol Sobriety Dry January Personal Journey Self-Improvement