Akemashite Omedetou!

My goal for this year (new year's resolution), which I actually started since Monday (2 days ago), is to stop being an alcoholic. I've been ethanol-free for the past 3 days. I'm managing my insomnia with antihistamine capsules. I'm not getting nearly enough sleep, but at least I haven't been as depressed as I was just days before. Oddly enough, alcohol, which I previously used to self-medicate depression, has been partly causing it, apparently.

It seems my new more hopeful outlook after giving up alcohol abuse (not alcohol itself, I intend to drink on occasion as soon as I am free of the habit) is easing my depression. I didn't think it would work like that. I'm guessing the challenge of overcoming the dependency (not really addiction because I'm not experiencing any physical withdrawal symptoms) is lifting my mood. I've always looked forward to testing myself before, but I sort of gave up on that after several life hurdles that almost tripped me up. This seems like my return to that path.