I’m sober for a little more than a year now, but had to quit multiple times before I came this far.
An odd thing I noticed was a “clearness of mind” every time after about a month. Like some kind of fog fading away, pretty suddenly, and noticeably – you wake up one day and think “well, this is different. I’m kinda feeling good today”. The first time I got there was a kind of mental checkpoint for me; where “I have to stop drinking” transformed into “I don’t want to drink. This is much better.”
Has anyone here experienced the same? I ask this because it was not a vague “I feel better”, it was a really noticeable sudden shift in my whole experience, and it always took about 4 weeks without any alcohol. Like, over night, something was “gone”, some bad part was missing. I couldn’t put my finger on it but I knew something was there, and now it’s gone.
Like, you didn’t notice you watched your videos in 720p and finally switch to 1080p. Kinda. It’s difficult to describe :D
This is normal. Happens with any type of substance abuse. Part of it is your brain reorienting to a new norm (kinetics, thought processes…etc), and part of it is your body taking time to not constantly be “on guard” for a regular flood of alcohol you’ve been giving it for an extended period of time. Higher metabolism, cravings for sugar, improved GI activity…all that good stuff. It’s a good thing. Just go with it 😂
The “pink cloud”! It’s magical isn’t it? It takes 9-10 days for alcohol to fully leave your system.
I’m 25 days sober and haven’t had anything like this. :( And I have a dull headache 24/7.
Everyone is different! I never had the pink cloud either. But I have job stability. Waking up without looking to see who I texted the night before and what did I say. Etc etc.
Waking up and not having to panic-check my phone has definitely been one of the best parts, ngl
Oh it even has a name! Yeah I searched for “pink cloud”, seems like not everbody experiences it. Curious.
