There are many negative impacts of drinking alcohol. It can hurt your mind, your body, and your spirit. It can harm your social interactions, your career, your relationships, and your health. There are certain effects of alcohol that are widely discussed, but there are some that aren’t talked about as often. One aspect of drinking … Read more
The internet is filled with resources to learn about alcoholism, and there are probably plenty of local resources at places like your library, your local government, and more. Here’s a quick list of some places you can go for trustworthy information to learn more about alcoholism, problem drinking, addiction, and more. 5. Your Local Library … Read more
Have you ever watched a documentary on Netflix about organic food and suddenly started paying closer attention to what you’re eating, or watched a documentary about a social cause and suddenly found yourself seeing the world through a slightly different lens? Documentaries, like all forms of art and media, can have a real impact on … Read more
A common complaint of people who are trying to quit drinking, or looking for reasons to keep drinking and are hesitant to try, is that they can’t sleep without alcohol. Sleep is so incredibly important for so many different areas of life. Getting a bad sleep can impact your whole day, and for people who … Read more
When you quit drinking, your body goes through a lot of positive changes. This is something that’s very healthy and very good for you, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy or that there won’t be side-effects, withdrawals, or bad feelings associated with quitting drinking. See also: What happens when you drink alcohol … Read more
Binge drinking can be a big red flag in terms of alcoholism. Binge drinking can lead to all sorts of problems. It’s not really the same as someone who drinks a glass or two of wine each day, even if the weekly or monthly consumption works out similarly, because the binge adds a lot of … Read more
Are you planning on quitting alcohol? Are you in the early stages where you’re thinking that you might have a problem and you’re starting to toss around the idea of quitting? Even if you don’t have concrete plans to stop drinking yet, and even if you aren’t fully convinced that you even have a problem … Read more
The purpose of this collection of tips to stop drinking alcohol is to give you a quick list that you can reference if you’re just starting your journey to sobriety, or if you’ve hit a rocky road, or if you’re looking for help for someone you care about, or whatever your circumstance might be. An … Read more
Binge drinking refers to consuming a large quantity of alcohol in a period of time, for example drinking a lot for a night, or a few days in a row. Binge drinking is responsible for a lot of the damage and harm that comes from alcohol for a variety of reasons, and we’re going to … Read more
“Quit lit” is the name for a sub-genre of self-help books that is focused on helping people quit various types of addictions or bad habits. Alcohol quit lit, of course, is when this specific literature is centered around quitting alcohol. Alcoholism and any addiction, for that matter, can manifest itself different among different people. Sometimes, … Read more
