Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:39     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone who does a dry January gets a side eye from me for probably having a drinking problem. I think needing to make not drinking for a whole month your personality is a red flag.


What a stupid comment. I went to an event last week and almost everyone there was doing dry January. I guess lots of people have a drinking problem.


Was it an AA meeting?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:36     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m confused. It’s almost like people are saying alcohol isn’t good for you.


Does no one recognize sarcasm anymore? The PP is clearly engaging in sarcasm.


Include 😏
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:20     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The benefits of stone cold sobriety are grossly overstated. I actually think it sets people up to be disappointed when they do a Dry January. I’m not saying sobriety is bad, just that it doesn’t dramatically change your life.


How do you know - are you totally sober?


Yes. My husband too. And most of my best friends. It’s not changing any of our lives.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 14:09     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Man. I wish I had as positive experiences as people in this thread! I’m not even enjoying better sleep.

Same with me. It takes me longer to fall asleep and it's lower quality. At least that's what my Oura reports.


Also no improvement in sleep. Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:59     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:Man. I wish I had as positive experiences as people in this thread! I’m not even enjoying better sleep.

Same with me. It takes me longer to fall asleep and it's lower quality. At least that's what my Oura reports.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:46     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone who does a dry January gets a side eye from me for probably having a drinking problem. I think needing to make not drinking for a whole month your personality is a red flag.


What a stupid comment. I went to an event last week and almost everyone there was doing dry January. I guess lots of people have a drinking problem.

The pressure to consume alcohol at every turn is a big societal problem. Yay to anyone who wants to resist. You should try it.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:45     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking 5 months ago and an effect I wasn't totally expecting is that my SSRI is much more effective at reducing my anxiety when I am not drinking.


Definitely. One of my biggest reasons for avoiding alcohol is the effect it has on my anxiety.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:45     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:The benefits of stone cold sobriety are grossly overstated. I actually think it sets people up to be disappointed when they do a Dry January. I’m not saying sobriety is bad, just that it doesn’t dramatically change your life.


How do you know - are you totally sober?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:38     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking 5 months ago and an effect I wasn't totally expecting is that my SSRI is much more effective at reducing my anxiety when I am not drinking.


Patients on SSRIs and SNRIs are supposed to eschew alcohol. Didn’t your physician ever tell you that? It’s also in the literature that comes with the drug.


People like you are so exhausting.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:34     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
No alcohol and no changes. Hopefully I’ll drop a pound or two by the end of January.

I don’t have the mental health struggles people here say they do. Maybe that’s the difference.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:32     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:Anyone who does a dry January gets a side eye from me for probably having a drinking problem. I think needing to make not drinking for a whole month your personality is a red flag.


What a stupid comment. I went to an event last week and almost everyone there was doing dry January. I guess lots of people have a drinking problem.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:21     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:I’m confused. It’s almost like people are saying alcohol isn’t good for you.


Does no one recognize sarcasm anymore? The PP is clearly engaging in sarcasm.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:20     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking 5 months ago and an effect I wasn't totally expecting is that my SSRI is much more effective at reducing my anxiety when I am not drinking.


Patients on SSRIs and SNRIs are supposed to eschew alcohol. Didn’t your physician ever tell you that? It’s also in the literature that comes with the drug.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:04     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:Anyone who does a dry January gets a side eye from me for probably having a drinking problem. I think needing to make not drinking for a whole month your personality is a red flag.


Thanks so much for adding this to the conversation. Do you feel better now? I know that judging others is necessary for some people to feel better about themselves- maybe you should examine that a bit more if you are able.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2026 13:00     Subject: Surprising effects of stopping drinking
Anonymous wrote:To the casual drinker, quitting sugar/sweets and/or glutton will have a much more dramatic benefit than quitting booze. Unless you’re a total alcoholic, the benefits are negligible if any. Sobriety has also become this annoying fad to brag about how disciplined and “clean” your diet is. It’s all so obnoxious and cringe. “I’m a soft girlie, I only drink hot water with lemon hehe.”


No one is stopping you from drinking. Drink as much as you want, as often as you want. Why you'd care what the rest of us do is beyond me. Is it because you have a problem that you know you need to do something about?