Sober Curious: My Two-Week Break From Alcohol and Cannabis
<p>I’m nearly finished with a two-week break from booze and cannabis.</p>
<p>I haven’t gone two weeks without alcohol since I had my tonsils removed over a year ago. Before that, I can’t remember the last time I went a single week without a drink.</p>
<p>I set a two-week sobriety goal after a Saturday night of drinking and getting high that brought on one of the worst panic attacks of my life.</p>
<p>There I was in front of the freezer, burying my face in my partner’s chest while holding ice to the back of my neck. I focused on the frigid ice and the cold water trickling down my hot skin, trying to ground myself. Trying to deepen my shallow breathing and slow my speeding heart.</p>
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