I stopped drinking at the beginning of the year. I wouldn't say I had a drinking problem in the way it's usually used but it was a problem because I couldn't drink any amount anymore without feeling like shit in the morning which meant I spent half the next day doing nothing because of how awful I felt.
I felt drinking was a problem for two reasons. First being that I wanted to lose some weight and drinking calories was interfering with this goal, and two it was slowing down my progress and productivity. Now that I don't drink at all I have both more free time and I'm more productive because I don't have hangovers.
This all sounds awfully preachy, it's just refreshing for me to talk about it because it's something I've never done before. I've never gone this long without any alcohol since I started drinking as a teenager.
I would say there's definitely some other contributing factors to my abstinence from alcohol, but this isn't really the time or place to get into all of that.
I too stopped drinking a couple months ago, coupled with consistent exercise, and healthy eating.
I have literally never felt better than I do right now. It took a month or two before I saw the effects, but damn were they dramatic. Literally every facet of my life improved. All depression, anxiety, and ADHD disappeared. I get way more done and I'm just way happier.
I don't intend on going back to my old lifestyle. I don't regret my old lifestyle either. Good times were had. But the bad effects certainly outweighed the good.
I felt drinking was a problem for two reasons. First being that I wanted to lose some weight and drinking calories was interfering with this goal, and two it was slowing down my progress and productivity. Now that I don't drink at all I have both more free time and I'm more productive because I don't have hangovers.
This all sounds awfully preachy, it's just refreshing for me to talk about it because it's something I've never done before. I've never gone this long without any alcohol since I started drinking as a teenager.
I would say there's definitely some other contributing factors to my abstinence from alcohol, but this isn't really the time or place to get into all of that.