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100 Days Later
I decided to challenge myself by going sober for 100 days. Why? To put it simply, I was curious.
Over the past decade or so, alcohol has been a focal point in my (social) life. When the weekends would roll around, my free time was often spent tossing pong balls into a solo cup, or heading to a local bar just to wind up socializing strictly with the people I arrived with.
Despite my typical weekend routine, I never viewed myself as someone who had a problem with drinking. I never drank alone, drinks during the week were rare, and not once did I use booze as a coping mechanism. I wasn’t ignorant enough to pretend my habits were healthy, but the thought of consequences never really bothered me either.
Drinking became such a norm that I couldn’t recall the last time I went 100 days without having at least one drink. I realized I never had a good reason to drink, and my relationship with alcohol was simply on autopilot.
This realization made me want to find out if I could discover a good reason not to drink. I wanted to know what abstaining from alcohol would feel like on a physical, emotional, and intellectual level. Thus, the 100 day challenge was born.
Over the course of this challenge I gained a newfound perspective, learned a ton about myself, and experienced numerous side effects along the way.
