Why should I stop drinking?

Drinking is super super super unhealthy for your body. Plus it ultimately doesn't help you in the long run. I personally have used drinking to soothe the pain you could say. I truly believe that there are better options than this. Maybe try reaching out to somebody talking about how your feelings and why you drink may save you from becoming addicted. If you are drinking to help your pain you should really talk to somebody before your drinking turns into addiction or even worse. A drink every once in a while won't hurt you but excessive drinking will. Much love to you🥰

Alcohol is a drug. Like illegal drugs, it alters the state of mind, harms the body, and can negatively impact school, work, relationships, and mental health. I have an alcoholic parent who I watched struggle, and it allowed me to see alarming traits in others and myself who partook in the consumption of alcohol. I cut down over the last year after realizing that my "fun" weekends were expensive, making me ill and hungover, and that I really enjoyed sobriety. It made me feel much better, I lost weight, and I felt more competent. Avoiding alcohol has many benefits, and I also found that even if I wanted to go dancing at a club, I could do so while sober. It allowed me to also identify relationships in my life where alcohol, rather than genuine personal connection, was the focus. Whenever I found out I was pregnant, I was ecstatic, and felt no woes giving up alcohol entirely, and this came from a place where I was already comfortable socializing while sober.

You can save money Have you ever checked how much money you spend on alcohol or on a night out? Now multiply that by however many times you buy alcohol or go out each month and that can start to add up. Think of how much you could save and put towards something else, like a holiday! 2) Sleep better and have more energy Remember how you can feel the morning after a night of drinking? Not in terms of a hangover but more so the impact it has on your sleep and then how you feel for the rest of the day/week. Alcohol can disrupt your sleep patterns and stop you sleeping deeply. By not drinking, you can sleep better and will likely have more energy for the day. 3) No more hangovers! If you’re not drinking, then that means no more hangovers! Hangovers can negatively affect emotion regulation and emotional reactivity, and can impair some of your core executive functions that are important for everyday behaviours like decision making, planning and mental flexibility. These results suggest that an alcohol hangover impairs core executive function processes that are important for everyday behaviours, such as decision-making, planning, and mental flexibility. You can avoid all of these negative effects of hangovers by not drinking. 4) Avoid any potential alcohol-related guilt If your friends and family are concerned about your alcohol consumption then it may be that there is some guilt when you drink. Or maybe you feel guilty because when you are drinking or hungover, you are less able to be present with the people around you – or you make decisions that you otherwise would not. Once the alcohol has been put to bed, then there is no longer any alcohol-related guilt – which can be a liberating feeling. OYNB Success story banner 5) Avoid potential social embarrassment after a night of drinking! Social embarrassment can be a motivation for people to drink less. By stopping drinking, you stop any potential social embarrassment from the things you’ve done while drinking on a night out. 6) Develop greater sense of self-worth Once you realise you can give up alcohol and that you have got the will-power to do so, you will likely develop a new-found self-confidence. Being able to control your body rather than letting the alcohol control you is a very powerful feeling and may nourish you.

Hello. Drinking, if you don’t have any health reasons and in moderation is okay. Unless there seems to be an issue with tolerance and the amount of alcohol/frequency. In that case, alcohol can lead to addiction, and several health problems. Both mentally and physically. The consumption can cause you to act out of character resulting in problems in your relationships, work related issues and sleeping disturbances. If alcohol is becoming an issue, please talk to someone you trust and reach out to any professional. You can also talk this matter over with your family physician.

A very important reason to stop drinking is that it very negatively affects your body. Your kidneys and liver are greatly impacted and you could become very reliable on the substance. I had a friend who drank too much and she ended up in the hospital where she got her stomach pumped. Alcohol slows your heartbeat which causes you to be "drunk"

Drinking can damage your liver! It can be a temporary pain blocker but it never really helps. It's addictive and can cause accidents to happen

Drinking is deleterious to health over time; it damages your liver. Don't put yourself in a situation where you regret it!

My father was an alcohol years ago, every time there was an occasion or just a normal day he would consume 3 bottles a day. My mother and I then got so concerned about his drinking habits and forced my father to see a doctor and when my father found out that he has hypertension and diabetic, he slowly stopped drinking and now he hasn't consumed a single bottle. If we didn't convince him to see a doctor and ask him to stop, his condition might have gotten worse. That's why you should think about your health and drinking habits. You might have a certain illness you're not aware of, it's important to take action now.

Drinking makes you forget the emotional pain you have but it doesn't last long the pain will come back

Because drinking can cause you to lose your family and it will hurt your body, drinking is not a cool thing it is just a thing to do to get you happy but it really is a bad thing