Things that Change in Sobriety

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There’s a lot of information out there about what changes in sobriety.

You read books and run marathons instead of sipping Chardonnay to take the edge off.

You go to bed instead of opening a second bottle for good time’s sake.

You meditate to escape the incessant critical voice inside your head.

It sounds cliche but it was true for me.

You lose friends.

Not directly from not drinking, it’s not that obvious.

But gradually you realize no one is reaching out to you.

Maybe they never were?

Maybe it was you forcing relationships (and almost everything in your life).

When I gave up drinking I gave up forcing everything too.

Life becomes super boring at times.

This is also true.

This seems like such a little consequence for the value gained.

Your health indicators improve.

You sleep better and your skin starts to glow.

Your blood pressure, weight, and cholesterol return to normal.