‘My sober summer was my best ever - I even survived a family wedding on soft drinks’ affiliate
Author Daisy Buchanan, 38, is one of the growing number of Brits to quit drinking alcohol for good. Drinking had previously taken her to some dark emotional places. Here, she reveals why her first summer without alcohol was her happiest yet - and shares her advice on how to deal with booze-free festivities from weddings to BBQs and everything in between...
No-one is more surprised than me. I’ve always loved a drink, especially in the summer. I used to start celebrating in early April when rosé season was declared officially open. The moment I received a wedding invitation, I’d start dreaming about the delicious, icy glass of champagne served after the ceremony. I’ve been a member of at least three WhatsApp chats where the group name contains a reference to Aperol Spritz. Past Me couldn’t have stayed sober for the duration of a garden party.
For a few years, I’d been drawn to sobriety memoirs – Glorious Rock Bottom by Bryony Gordon, The Unexpected Joy Of Being Sober by Catherine Gray, Blackout by Sarah Hepola and Drink Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker. Initially, I read for reassurance. Surely I wasn’t an alcoholic? However, emotionally, every single word resonated with me. I loved the glamour of drinking, the idea of it, the fizzy shiver of anticipation after a cork was popped. But alcohol took me to a dark place.
I was expecting a certain amount of resistance from my friends, but many were also thinking of quitting or cutting back. ‘It’s a revelation,’ my friend Emily told me. ‘If you’re not drinking, I feel I’ve got permission not to drink either – I go home when I want to go home, I sleep properly and I feel human the next day. Thank you.’
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