I love Drew Barrymore so much in general, but I love her even more for this recent interview of hers where she talks about breaking up with booze. As a 45 yr old who has been drinking pretty steadily and unhealthily since I was about 15 yrs old, Barrymore’s words gave me pause and reflection.
Not because I didn’t know I, too had a problem with alcohol. I’d already began my sobriety journey by the time this clip came up on my Instagram feed. But she says everything I would say to describe my struggle and never-ending back and forth with drinking.
I’ve recently made the decision to be sober and stop drinking alcohol. I say recent but it’s taken me almost a full year to get serious about it. Like Barrymore, alcohol never agreed with me. But that didn’t stop me! Drinking has held me back and masked some of my deepest traumas for most of my adult life. For the first time in a long time, when I say I feel “healthy,” it’s mentally and physically.
Thank God for therapy, health coaches and great doctors.
Alcohol is worse for you than you think or imagine. I was a functioning alcoholic for decades before getting serious and honest with myself. I thought I had mastered the art of drinking but the truth was, it was slowly destroying me. Are you sober curious or thinking about ditching alcohol? What do you find works for you?
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