I agree that studies that attempt to show that moderate alcohol consumption is healthy are biased and untrue. Dr. Greger does a great job explaining the “a little booze is healthy fallacy”: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-It-Better-to-Drink-Little-Alcohol-Than-None-at-All/

I chose to quit drinking in the hopes that I would see a decrease in migraines and an increase in overall health. The result has been fewer migraines and an increase in overall health.

Two years ago when I quit drinking, I had a lot less interest in being around people who were drinking. I also had little interest in going to places where drinking was the main event. The more time I’ve had away from drinking the less time I spend thinking about booze.

I still go to Geeks Who Drink trivia as a geek who doesn’t drink and I recently attended a Sipping and Painting event where I sipped on tea and painted.

In general, I think it’s important to ask ourselves if we wouldn’t do it sober, is it worth doing?

I am grateful to have a friend who is a sober recovering alcoholic, she’s been sober for over 4 years and I never drank around her before quitting drinking.

I think dating as a sober person might be a little tricky, I’ve been with my partner for 7 years and we quit drinking at the same time.

Thank you for a thought-provoking, honest article. I agree that it was brave of you to take on a year of sobriety and impressive to have the wisdom to reflect on it after.