The Alcohol Project That Scared Me — I’m Done. Welcome Back Sobriety.

I chose to drink as much as I wanted for the summer — I’m quitting early — here’s why and here’s my plan.

In a previous article, I wrote about how I made the choice to drink alcohol all summer after not drinking for years. I talked about how it was going when I was in it, the positives and the negatives.

I have never had an addiction problem with alcohol (or else I would never try this!), my parents were both addicts and I’ve steered clear of drugs and alcohol — but my current partner and I both spent the summer in a Wine County (BC Okanagan) so we decided to indulge — and I decided to make a project out of it.

My initial plan was to quit at the end of September — zero alcohol starting with “Sober October” — but that recently changed to September 1st as I was starting to feel sick of feeling like a total bag of dicks. Today it’s August 25th and I’m done. Last night was just way too brutal— my body is rejecting the booze with vengeance — so it’s time for me to listen! I’ve been ignoring the signs from my body — now it’s screaming at me.

Last night went a little something like this — a day of drinking with my boyfriend and best friend by the pool and into the evening, I was feeling fine. I proceeded to eat two slices of cake (and secretly sneaking more bites) because I had that drunk “fuck it” mentality we all love so much.