@clarainfante
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@clarainfante On January 1st of 2021, I decided I needed a break from drinking wine every day. The “end of the day reward” had turned into a fixation, a dependency that had gripped its hands tightly around my neck. The amount of space alcohol occupied in my brain had become unmanageable, I was spending my days waiting for the “appropriate time” to open the bottle of wine, making sure we always had it stocked in our house. I was anxious, anxious that I would run out of wine, anxious in the middle of the night thinking about how I’d finished another bottle before going to bed. Once I stopped, my life didn’t improve over night… it took months to learn how to be social without it, I started feeling things again and had to go into therapy to be able to cope. But over time, my life expanded: I started a business, learned to laugh and have fun again, spent time with my kids sober and got to know them. I found hobbies, made new friends, started to travel and volunteer. I lost weight and looked younger and healthier than I had since my teens. I got to relearn who I am while becoming a new version of myself. It’s been nearly 5 years since I had my last drink, I never think about alcohol anymore. Maybe I’m a little embarrassed to show you guys this part of myself but you also get to see where I came from to get here… and that’s something I’m proud of. If you needed to see this today, I’m glad it found you. 🫂❤️
