This resonates so strongly for me. I was sober the majority of the time while I was training full time in sport (about ten years). Then, after I retired, I got back into the habit of drinking wine with my dinner and downing the beers at the weekends. It just crept up slowly. I quit eight months ago and haven’t looked back. It was easier than I thought, and so much more beneficial than I could ever have expected.

Thanks for sharing your story! x