Today is the 30th November 2024, and it is also the day that I have decided to stop drinking alcohol completely. Yesterday I attended a work Christmas party, drunk way too much alcohol, and today I feel like absolute crap, both physically and mentally. I’ve had bad hangovers before, but this one has really hit me hard and has actually scared me. The worst part is the anxiety and depression that has taken a hold of me. I am not an alcoholic in the traditional sense, in that I don’t drink daily and I am not addicted to alcohol, but when I do drink, it is always to excess. I have no ability to moderate my drinking, it simply isn’t an option for me. So basically I have two choices. I can either continue to binge drink and feel like shit for days afterwards, or I can stop drinking alcohol forever and never have another hangover again. The choice is obvious.
Despite how shitty I feel right now, I’m actually glad that this has happened, as this is the big wake up call that I need to realise that I have a problem and to do something about it. This blog post will serve as a marker for the day I decided to stop drinking alcohol.