six months sober ~ pros & cons of quitting alcohol

I quit drinking six months ago and it's been pretty tough but also extremely life changing. Here are the main pros and cons to being sober (for me!). I hope it helps.
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When I was a teenager I certainly drank too much, I was a binge drinker, as is very common in Ireland (statistics back this up, I'm not generalising). Then in my 20s I calmed down a bit and had a limit on my drinking - two glasses of wine. Over the past few years I noticed myself drinking more regularly and worse still, drinking way too much when I would drink. I blacked out three times that I can recall in 2018 (puking, screaming, no idea where I was or what was happening etc - that level of drunk). I don't know when or why I slid backwards in my drinking habits...it came on slowly over the past few years, and I didn't think I had issues for quite a while (defensiveness, I guess) but what I discovered through therapy was WHY drinking had become such an issue for me and why dark, buried trauma was coming out after one too many (which is private, but important to share as it might inspire some of you to pursue therapy!). I did still have a lot of fun when drinking - most of the time - but with those fun nights came the hangovers, the loss of time for goals and work, the shame, the health impacts on my mental and physical health (much of this impact is invisible until you're sober and realise how much of a big deal it was, or until you're older and it catches up on you). I'm not looking for congratulations with this video I just want to connect to people on this issue, especially re: how difficult it has been for me socially with the fear of missing out and all that, plus it's been very highly requested from my regular viewers over the past few months, as I discovered - MANY of you also don't drink alcohol! Which, actually, has been a big help, as I've received so much wonderful advice from my subscribers. If this video helps you, let me know, and if you think it might help someone in your life (experiencing alcoholism or alcohol abuse), PLEASE send it to them!

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