When you stop drinking after years of alcohol abuse, not only will your body begin to undo the consequences of high alcohol consumption, you will undoubtedly feel better as well.
One of the signs of alcohol use disorder is the cessation of social events and interests that you once loved to focus on drinking. A sober life means getting more time to rediscover and create a new, exciting alcohol-free life for yourself and your interests.
Say goodbye to the hangovers
It might seem obvious, but avoiding drinking means that you are not going to suffer from hangovers anymore. It is easy to offset nausea, headaches, or exhaustion; you might have felt the morning after drinking with a better disposition and feelings of productivity.
Mental wellbeing
In terms of mental health, daily, heavy drinking interferes with chemicals in the brain that is vital. So, although you may feel comfortable after a drink, alcohol can lead to feelings of stress and anxiety in the long term. Stopping alcohol will make it easier to cope with feelings of stress.
Improved levels of energy and sleep quality
When you quit drinking entirely, one of the first things you notice is higher energy levels.
Daily drinking can affect the quality of your sleep, making you feel exhausted and sluggish. It's how alcohol disrupts the sleep cycle.
If you drink alcohol before bed, you can fall into deep sleep more easily. That's why some people think that drinking alcohol lets them get to sleep. But as the night goes by, you spend less time in this deep sleep and more time than normal in the less restful, Rapid Eye Movement (REM) period of sleep.
This will make you feel exhausted the next day, no matter how long you lay in bed.
But spending days without alcohol will help. When you reduce the amount you drink, you can start sleeping well and find it easier to wake up in the morning.
Your skin is going to look better
Drinking less alcohol will have a beneficial impact on your appearance and on your skin in particular.
Alcohol dehydrates the body, including the skin, and this occurs every time you drink it. This will make your face and eyes appear gray. Yet if you reduce the amount of alcohol you consume, your face and eyes can quickly begin to appear brighter.
You could lose weight
A pint of beer can contain the same number of calories as a slice of pizza or a large glass of wine as an ice cream sundae.
Alcoholic drinks contain a lot of 'empty' calories, which means that your body does not get any nutritional value from alcohol. In fact, alcohol contains approximately as many calories as pure fat. Drinking alcohol also decreases the amount of fat that your body burns for energy.
Not drinking at all is going to make it easier to sustain healthy body weight.
If you are overweight and drink alcohol on a daily basis, you should find that your weight decreases dramatically if you reduce the amount you drink per week. And you can keep your weight healthier by not beginning to drink again.
