It is hard to take a close look at my own drinking and admit to myself that I had a problem.
I mean I enjoyed drinking beer. I wasn't nasty, or fall down drunk. Heck, my kids at times worried more about my wife that would look a bit tipsy after a couple of glasses of wine. They didn't think about my drinking, well, because I was always drinking but not being a problem.
The last few weeks I've taken a hard look at my drinking habits, read up a lot about the negative effects of drinking and started to look at the benefits of quitting. You never like thinking about the negative effects. Could I really have screwed my liver that badly?
I worried about withdrawal. Minor so far and mostly some dry mouth, anxiety and lots of moments of wanting to have a drink.
I'm starting to feel better overall. Partly because I'm watching what I'm eating, but I think mostly because I haven't drank in nearly a week.
Will keeping off drinking make much of a difference?
