One Week of Sobriety, Again - Learning from My Reset

One week of sobriety, again.

I'll be honest with you—I reset my streak. When I met up with an old friend recently, we ended up having a few beers at a restaurant. Just three APAs. Nothing crazy, right?

Wrong.

The Morning After Reality Check

The next morning, I felt absolutely wrecked. I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything. The entire day was just... wasted. Gone. And for what? A few hours of relaxation that I paid for with 24 hours of feeling like garbage. This experience reminded me of everything I learned during my 159-day journey and subsequent relapse.

So yeah, I reset my long sober streak. And you know what? I restarted it right after.

Why I Keep Choosing This

Now I'm back to enjoying the things that actually matter:

• Amazing sleep - and I mean perfect 10/10 sleep quality
• Running regularly - my energy is back
• Socializing - genuine connections without the haze
• Making crazy progress on side projects - my productivity is through the roof

It's become crystal clear: I feel way better not drinking. I'm more reliable. More pleasant to be around. More productive. And I just feel better overall—physically and mentally.

The Part I'm Still Working On

But I'll be real about the challenges too. I'm still learning how to relax without alcohol. Sometimes I feel unnecessary anxiety creeping in. I notice that I lack some of that looseness and boldness in social settings that alcohol used to provide.

Then I ask myself: Do I actually need that artificial looseness? Do I need that false confidence?

Maybe I don't. Maybe learning to be comfortable in my own skin—exactly as I am, without chemical assistance—is the real growth. Maybe the slight discomfort I feel now is just the price of being fully present and authentic.

What This Reset Taught Me

This reset wasn't a failure. It was data. It reminded me exactly why I chose sobriety in the first place:

• One wasted day isn't worth three beers
• Feeling "wrecked" the next morning isn't worth a few hours of artificial relaxation
• My productivity, health, and genuine happiness matter more than temporary social lubrication

The path isn't always perfectly linear. But every time I reset, I learn something new about myself. I get clearer on my values. I get stronger in my commitment.

One Week In, Again

So here I am. One week sober. Again.

And you know what? That's perfectly fine. This is my journey. My timeline. My recovery.

If you've reset your own streak recently, you're not alone. It doesn't erase all the good days you had before. It doesn't make you a failure. It makes you human.

The important part is that we keep choosing to come back. We keep choosing the version of ourselves that we know is better, healthier, and more alive.

One week at a time. One day at a time. One choice at a time.

Let's do this.