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THE HARDER HALF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The part that doesn’t photograph <\/mark><\/em>well<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

No tidy transformation here. Just the less visible work of drinking less, figuring out my own head, and trying to be a little more honest about both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An incomplete record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DRINKING LESS\u2014 NO STRAIGHT LINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEPTEMBER 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where I\u2019m starting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no dramatic rock bottom here, and I\u2019m not keeping score every day. I just know drinking has taken up more space in my life than I want it to. So I\u2019m paying attention to that now. Some stretches will probably look better than others. The point is to stop looking away when they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The other project: my head<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

THERAPY, ANXIETY, SMALL BREAKTHROUGHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE HEAD STUFF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turns out, those might be related.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I spent a long time treating what was happening in my head and what I was drinking like two separate problems. I\u2019m starting to think that was convenient. Anxiety makes a drink sound better. Drinking can make the anxiety worse. Somewhere in that loop is a lot of stuff I\u2019d probably prefer not to look at, which is unfortunately becoming a pretty good reason to look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE PART I\u2019M LEARNING<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What helps tonight doesn\u2019t always help tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinking can make a bad night easier and the next day harder. Avoiding something can feel like relief without fixing any of it. I\u2019m trying to get better at noticing the difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT I\u2019M TRYING<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things that help when my brain is being an asshole.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting out of my own house<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the goal isn\u2019t a workout or accomplishing anything. It\u2019s just changing the scenery before I spend another hour arguing with myself in the same room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling someone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not texting. Not sending a meme and pretending that counts. Sometimes hearing another person\u2019s voice interrupts whatever weird little courtroom my brain has set up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letting it suck for a minute<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My first instinct is usually to make a bad feeling go away. I\u2019m trying to get a little better at letting it exist without immediately needing to fix it, avoid it, or drink over it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NO GRAND CONCLUSION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still figuring out what clearheaded looks like.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know what this part of my life looks like six months from now. Maybe I\u2019ll drink less. Maybe I\u2019ll understand my own head a little better. Hopefully both. For now, I\u2019m paying attention, trying things, getting some of them wrong, and writing down what I learn along the way. No big reveal at the end. I\u2019m still in the middle of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s kind of the whole point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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