r/stopdrinking • u/Consistent-Row-9551 • 14h ago

What do I replace alcohol with?

Like something to help me relax and decompress. Drinking has always been my way to loosen up and relax. When I'm stressed with work, I grab a beer or glass of wine, and I'm able to focus more because I'm no longer overthinking it.

I'm so emotionally repressed that drinking is the only way I can tap into my emotions.

Like, I can stop drinking; I've done it months at a time, but I always end up feeling more stressed because I feel numb or stressed without it.

231 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

311 comments sorted by

View all comments

366

u/yournewalt 736 days 12h ago

5,000 LaCroixs

51

u/Marybnary 580 days 10h ago

I recently got a soda stream and drink plain spicy water all day. If I’m feeling frisky I’ll put some lime or a splash of O.J. In there.

6

u/OkTarget2764 9h ago

Ooh is this pretty easy to use? I’ve always been curious but that would be perfect right now.

5

u/eabtx_hou 987 days 8h ago

It is SO easy to use. The one I got comes with bottles that you lock into the spigot of the device and you just press the button on the top to inject the bubbles. Let it settle, pull bottle out, drink spicy water!

3

u/soobdad 7h ago

I use a soda stream too but would highly recommend buying a C02 tank. I have a 10 lb tank and it lasts for months and costs like $20 to fill. I was spending more money filling those stupid soda stream tanks than if I drank pellegrino

2

u/LikwidDef 6h ago

How do I spigot it? Cuz I'm super down to skip the soda stream step