Personal Perspective: Quitting nightly drinking is tough. But if you want to cut back on alcohol, and get happier and healthier, read on.
Sauvignon Blanc is my drink of choice, which I’ve been consuming nightly for well over a decade. My husband prefers Chardonnay. I consider us to be social drinkers, but is that true or a clever bit of? We’ve never had a DUI, but have we driven buzzed? Yes, and were lucky to never get pulled over. Sound familiar?“Alcohol use disorder is a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences.
Second, occupational. Was it remotely possible that I might have been more productive, creative, or insightful at my job without a previous night of drinking? Was even the tiniest hangover decreasing my performance? Maybe. Even though my husband and I are retired, I feel a shred of regret that I was not always operating at 100%.In 2005, I was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive lymphoma.
Some afternoons, I would think about not drinking and actually be afraid. How could I resist a drink? Didn’t I deserve one? Heck, yeah. I also felt, as if a friend had left me. A sense of abandonment accompanied this decision to cut out the nightly wine.
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