What do you dislike most about alcohol

[Disillusioneddaisy]

I know there are a few dry January threads going around atm. I'm trying to cut down in the new year, probably won't manage a full January off but I would prefer to significantly reduce my intake in general not just have one month off then go back to normal. With that in mind I'm trying to think of all the negative things about alcohol to put me off reaching for a lovely wine.

For me the worst thing is the anxiety it gives me after a big night out. The waking up in the early hours of the morning in panic wondering what you said and did. Did I offend anyone? Did I make a fool of myself? Are there any terrible pictures of me on social media? It's a truly horrid feeling and something I get a lot more now I'm older and should know better!

Running out of it! More seriously, the dreaded 'early-onset hangover' where I wake dehydrated and sweating in the night if I have overdone it. Grim.

I dislike the wasted money most of all.

Effectively paying money to feel like shit is never a good thing 🙈

It makes me very ill, I skip drunk and go straight to hungover

Anxiety. Insomnia. The shits. Hangovers. I'm glad to see the back of it.

The calories. If I didn't need to loose weight I'd be partaking most days.

I was just going to put I also hate how fat it makes me. One the key reasons I want to cut down is because I need to lose weight. Wine is disgustingly calorific

Anxiety.
Even if I only had a couple of drinks I always worry afterwards that I did or said something embarrassing, and go over every detail.

The taste
The money
The hangovers

Glad I don’t drink anymore

Insomnia.
The calories drunk, and those eaten as self-control goes out of the window.
I am doing Dry January for the calorie reduction alone, this year.

The calories
The hangover
The beer fear
The total waste of money
What it does to your liver
The risk of addiction

The fear of remembering some of the stupid things I did and dreading what I don't remember.

The hangover. I dread them days before I begin.

I'm having a damp January. Few drinks on a Saturday. No hangovers. No embarrassment.

The calories and the price.

Waking in night feeling dehydrated

Poor night's sleep, happens really easily now after any alcohol, even a couple of glasses of wine.

Thinking of each glass of wine as a magnum ice cream calorie wise helps to put me off!

Looking puffy faced and knackered after having a drink, again it doesn't have to be a big session for this to happen.

Hangovers feel hellish, again, not a massive amount needed for this!

The comment above of paying money to feel shit is a good one!

Awful hangovers
Vomiting
Anxiety
Fear over what stupid shite I said
Sad about making DP embarrassed
Health problems
Weight gain
Waste of money
Having no memory of nice occasions
Feeling like I've spoiled an evening
Waking up with lost/broken belongings
Falling over and injuring myself
Feeling like I have no idea who I've become

The above are just my own from New Year's Day. I am also greatly reducing this year. I'm planning to not touch a drop until March.

Oh rows that seriously struck a chord with me

Had two large g&ts and two glasses of red last night and have spent the whole day feeling dog rough. An absolute waste of a day. Can’t believe I still feel so awful!

How ingrained it is in our culture.

The constant suggestion that having fun = getting drunk.

The “why mummy drinks” and other such nonsense.

The “puns” surrounding prosecco.

Tedious and dull.

Agree with disliking how ingrained it has become and the fact that many people can’t seem to have fun without it.

Too many calories, health effects, slowed reaction times should something happen especially if looking after children, money aspect and hangovers.

Not drank in years and never missed it.

That I have no off switch.

The depression that lasts a couple of days after a binge. The weight gain. The unsettled sleep. I was going to do dry January but I read Allen Carr's book and it really woke me up to a lot of things. I'm quitting entirely now, I don't think I'll miss it, logically at least.

I don’t drink. DH is doing dry January.

I loathe alcohol for the lives it has ruined, the broken marriages, the drunken mistakes. But even more, I loathe it for what it does to people next day and longer term. Depressed and sad. Grumpy. Overweight.

It kills decent conversation after more than a couple of units. And it’s expensive!!

What is to like?

'What is there to like?'

For me there is a big difference between the chilled buzz I get after a glass of wine at home with dp while watching a film and the absolute ridiculousness of getting obliterated on a night out. The former is actually enjoyable and fairly harmless although does admittedly still contribute to weight gain and money spent.

I also enjoy a nice wine with a meal.

I wouldn't give up entirely for these reasons. I do find it enjoyable. But I seriously want to knock my harmful binging on the head.

The fear. The arguments. Embarrassing stories of behaviour. Letting my mouth run away with me. Feeling like death the next day.

All of the above and then when menopause hits, so hot flushes and night sweats x 10... great fun.