There’s a day, and you usually don’t notice it while it’s happening, when “not drinking” stops feeling like the headline of your life and turns into background noise. You still remember what it was like before. You still know who you were with a drink in your hand. But you’re no longer waking up thinking about alcohol first. You’re waking up thinking ab…
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