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13 Months Sober (2025)

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dyauspitr · 1790615377 · focus · HN ↗
The biggest advice I can give to someone is that you have to replace the alcohol with something else. For me and a lot of other people it’s weightlifting or running. That’s what I look forward to instead of having a beer. In my specific case I got AllTrails and then made it a goal to “collect” as many different runs as possible by getting a verified complete on those trails. I now have 400+ unique, verified complete trails on my app now.
1. Vaslo · 1790617563 · focus · HN ↗
  The term for folks who fail to do what you’re saying is “dry drunk”. It’s a good indicator you’ll be returning to alcohol.
  1. dyauspitr · 1790626745 · focus · HN ↗
    Maybe maybe not. When I was drinking it wasn’t a lot. I never got insanely drunk. I just didn’t like that I was having one or two beers every night after work.

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