I feel so good. I really thought this last month would be very hard indeed, because of the sheer amount I'd been drinking in the last year or so, and I was fully prepared to feel really, really dreadful.
I took care to taper off the alcohol over the last few days, so I didn't go to zero overnight. I took a big dose of B Vitamins every day, plus a multivitamin and mineral supplement. I also took Milk Thistle every day, to help my poor abused liver to recover. I think doing all this must have helped.
The first few days I felt like I had the 'flu, but then I began to gradually feel so much better.
I honestly didn't have cravings, I think I'd become so fed up with how bad I felt both physically and mentally, that it was a relief to actually just stop constantly thinking about alcohol.
I wasn't doing that any more, I wasn't drinking any more, and that was that. It took away the worry and the mental anguish and shame and guilt about how much to have, was there enough, had I replaced the bottle I'd drunk, alone, would there be enough until our next shopping trip (enough? There was NEVER enough, for me)
All gone. It is very peaceful inside my head.
And the sleep! Omg, my sleep! I still don't have wonderful sleep, but it is so much better now.
Mentally, I feel less anxious and much calmer. Physically I've lost a few pounds and look less bloated, and my skin and nails are fabulous.
But the best thing is the peace I feel, inside.
