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I'm thinking that I'm going to quit drinking.

I got invited out twice to drink tonight. I just feel lonely, I should pull myself out of this apartment and do something tonight alone if I have to. There's some acoustic groups/people playing at the coffee shop, maybe I'll do that. I haven't been dreaming since I've started drinking more, but tonight I had a random dream about my ex girlfriend, so maybe there is something lurking. :(
 
Well, I didn't want to completely abandon this topic just yet. Thanks for all the kind words, support and helpful advice.

I haven't gone on a binge in about 30 days now. I did have a few desires for it over the first weekend, but by the second any real desires were gone. I noticed an improvement in my quality of sleep, general clarity of mind and seem to be losing some weight. I attempted to go out with friends on the 4th of July and just have a few beers, ended up having three and stopping at that, which I'm pretty glad I could pull off.

I think it's okay to have a drink on special occasions like the 4th, and I'll probably continue that practice but there's no way I'll ever want to go back to binge drinking. I suppose I'm happy about it, but also in retrospect regretful that I wasted so much time and money doing it.

iJohnHenry said:
Your brain needs REM sleep to sort out past events.

I think you are just catching-up now.

Pay the dreams no mind. I find mine enjoyable, IF I don't try to analyze them. ;)
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True, I guess I noticed my dreams had become less unnerving after the first week though. It's good to actually have dreams again.
 
It's definitely a commendable decision so well done. I think it takes one truly bad night drinking for someone to decide to go teetotal or cut it out of the majority of their lives. It's just unfortunate that a lot of people don't take the step as people don't understand the effects alcohol can have physically (never mind mentally!). I had a pretty shocking night's drinking back in University and I decided from then on that it wasn't worth it. These days I'll have a glass of wine or a pint of beer, but nothing more than that. Soda water and lime and I'm fine.

Well done ;)
 
I drank pretty heavily throughout college, after I left my old group of friends I had no desire to drink anymore. Its really the people you are around that make drinking fun.
 
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