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Dry July update. Now almost four weeks in, and the latest Pride flag has been added to my progress chart, this time the Aromantic flag. This was a very personal addition for me as my being Aromantic was something I only figured out approximately three to four months ago and even more recently only started to feel a genuine sense of pride over.
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I'm going alcohol free for all of July and this isn't going to be easy for me. I've struggled with self medicating for a while now and alcohol became my crutch. But you know what's worse? Cancer... Cancer is worse. And if my going sober for a month will inspire raising funds to help those suffering and effected by cancer, I believe I can do that. I will do that. Help me? Any donation helps no matter how small :) Every share helps too, please reblog! Let's do some good in the world together ❤
DryJuly update. It’s now the 1st of August, Dry July is over and my progress chart is complete. I finished off with the Rainbow flag to represent the LGBT+ community as a whole as well as Gay people such as myself. I hope I’ve spread some love and pride by doing this as well as helping those affected by cancer by participating in Dry July.
Reflecting on 18 months off Alcohol and only drinking kava
It’s hard to believe it’s already been 18 months since I decided to swap the alcohol for kava. I remember the day to a tee.
The Albo governments referendum on Indige Recognition had hit the skids. It wasn't even close. I was bamboozled and angry as all hell. The next day the Crawford vs Spence fight was on at the pub. I thought to myself, I'm that angry that if I have a few and someone sounds off on the referendum I'm likely going to get in a punch up. So not wanting to miss the fight I took some instant kava with me. The plan was to put some into my lemonade and chill out. It worked a treat! The fight was a ripper - Crawford outclassing Spence - see below and whilst still bummed about the referendum result I was calm and enjoying myself.
18 odd months later, its still a land mark for me. I have had one small glass of scotch since then..... and a heap of kava! 🥥
No More Hangovers and being a better Dad!
I can't stress this enough. Imagine waking up every morning feeling refreshed, clear-headed, and ready to take on the world. Gone are those awful foggy mornings and throbbing headaches that felt like they were trying to split my skull open. You know, those days after a night on the cans where even the thought of sunlight feels like a personal attack? Yeah, no more of that.
On top of that I'm way more active with the kids. Getting up early, going for a bike ride, surf, skate board or just hanging out. I have no doubt that without the hangover from alcohol, my relationship with my kids has been a turning point in my life.. .and theirs. Australia Kava Shop bounce off this subject in this vid:
Goodbye, Low Energy & Soreness
With alcohol, I was in a perpetual state of tiredness and sore muscles. I am a very average surfer and boxer, but still do both in my 50's because, if you ain't moving your dead at my age. When I was on the booze everything felt like a struggle, from getting out of bed to dragging myself through the day. As for exercise, every time I did it (and it was pretty regular) I was perpetually sore.
Since trading in the tins for a few shells of kava, my energy levels have soared. I feel more motivated, and my body is consuming anti inflammatory juice (kava) every day. The aches are gone, sure I pick up a few injuries here and there, but the constant pain and aches.. goneski!
*side note here I am stretch heaps as well
Being an Argumentative Asshole? Not Anymore!
One of the most significant changes is the shift in my emotional state. Alcohol often made me argumentative and, let's be real, kind of a dick. A few vinos in with the missus and we'd be arguing about some nonsense and I was forever having to apologize for some stupid shit I had said.
With kava, conversations are mellow, and I'm more patient and understanding if there is a flashpoint. If you are off the piss and experienced this, how awesome it is not to wake up with that pit in your stomach from a fight you barely remember starting? 💖
No More Missing Out
Honestly, I don't miss the negatives of drinking alcohol one bit. I don't miss groggily piecing together the night before. I don't miss the wasted days recovering under the covers kicking myself for not being a better Dad. I don’t miss hopping on that emotionally exhausting rollercoaster. I don't miss any of it. Instead, I’ve embraced this kava life where every day feels purposeful and alive. Switching to kava only full time has literally changed my life.
So to anyone on the edge, contemplating making a similar shift, I say – go for it! Give kava a try. The benefits have been life-changing for me, and I can wholeheartedly say I don’t miss the old days. 🌟🖤
Its like Dry July for Life!
Onya - Kava Hound!
A lot of people recommend Vanuatu kava over Fiji Kava to help get off the booze. I used to be fully in that camp. However as per my previous blog I am really getting into Fiji Kava (Fiji Harmony from Australia Kava Shop). I reckon for some people who use alcohol as a sedative thing, i.e. gin etc, Fiji Kava would work a treat as a way of getting off the strong stuff.
Day 22
Well...I caved. Here's the story. Yesterday was my best friend's birthday party at TopGolf. We all met at a brewery first and I managed to stay strong and only get a strawberry lemonade which was delicious. Why couldn't I have just stuck with that? Why couldn't I get the NA options that they had? They had 2 NA beers, one was an IPA that I liked. They had 2 mocktail options too, along with a lot of other delicious drinks that I could've drank. But I fell victim to the belief that I needed alcohol to have more fun yesterday. To be honest, I don't completely regret it. Only because it was a great reminder of a few things. First, it's a great reminder that I still cannot only have one drink. I finished that first drink so quickly. I was immediately wanting that next drink. I was already done with the first drink before we started playing golf. I ended the night with having a total of 5 or 6 drinks. I can't remember if I ordered 3 more while we were playing golf or just 2. But then I had another once we were done playing golf while we were hanging out at the bar there. Then we decided to go to another bar and play pool, where I got my final drink of the night. Second, I feel like I was more aware. I had different thoughts while I was drinking. For example, on our way home I kept wanting to go to "one more bar". But I KNEW it was a bad idea so I didn't even say anything. But it was still in my head the entire drive home. Normally I would've asked my husband to go and got mad if he didn't want to. So I'm glad there's progress being made, but I wish I could just get that thought out of my head all together. I guess time is the only thing that will do that. Luckily I didn't have any blackouts, but I was up all night with horrible hangxiety. I kept having horrible dreams too. Dreams that felt so real that it took me a couple of seconds to realize they were dreams once I woke up. They were just all dreams about stressful situations. One example was a dream where we were watching a dog, but we lost it and I was trying to call different shelters to see if the dog was there. When I woke up, I had to think about it for a few seconds to remember if we were watching a dog or not. It felt so real. My hangxiety is awful. Luckily it's almost gone right now, at 12:45pm, but it was there up until at least 11:30am. My chest gets so tense and nervous trying to think of things I should be worried about, but also trying to block everything out of my head at the same time. It's such a horrible feeling. I'm writing this morning because I want to look back on this and remember how I felt the next morning. I need to remember that I will feel horrible and have the worst sleep because of drinking. I will have regrets. I will be anxious. All of these things just aren't worth it. So yes, I am "starting over" today, but I've decided to keep the same timeline and know that I had one hiccup in the process. So cheers to day 22 minus one hiccup. 🩷
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My last thirst quencher for a while … #dryjuly (at Eltham North, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfbBaWGP_qf73odX-v0IdVgDuSySSmhBWCuB4o0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
I won’t drink to that!
I won’t drink to that!
This July, I celebrate 5 years of Sobriety. Yikes and Yippee! To borrow a phrase from the current Dry July campaign-I won’t drink to that. The first time I drank, I skulled vodka and creaming soda, felt silly, got dizzy and promptly threw up red. I’d like to think my relationship with alcohol became more sophisticated as I grew up. It really didn’t. It was less of a civilised-glass-with-dinner…
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