I've never been a big drinker but used to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine at the weekend.
I'm 40 now and finding that even my 1-2 glasses a week is affecting me terribly the next day- I get horrible headaches and feel either weepy or just completely disconnected and unmotivated (to be clear, I'm totally fine normally). It's just not worth it and I'm thinking about going tee total.
Has anyone else found this? Is it just age? I remember drinking loads as a student (years ago) and then just necking some ibuprofen and feeling fine- why can't I still do that?
At the moment I want to give it up entirely but am finding it awkward in social situations (eg having dinner with friends)- I feel like such a killjoy so end up accepting a drink I don't really want and that I know will make me feel like shit. I want to make a definite decision and stick to it. I'm also a bit worried that people will assume I have a drink problem if I don't drink at all- the only teetotallers I know are alcoholics. I do appreciate that's a silly worry though.
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Frege · 12/10/2017 15:52
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