Signs You're Drinking Alcohol Not Because You Like It, BUT Because You're Suffering | Andy Ramage

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Over the past five years, it’s been incredible to see how the alcohol-free landscape has changed. Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets boast a range of appealing 0% options. We’re seeing a rise in AF communities, influencers, bars and events. There has been a marked cultural shift towards acceptance of not drinking - and that’s in no small part down to today’s guest.
Andy Ramage is one of the world’s leading alcohol-free performance coaches. Since his first appearance on this podcast, in 2019, countless listeners have got in touch to share how they’ve transformed their lives by giving up alcohol.
Andy co-founded the One Year No Beer movement and recently co-created the Dryy app and AF community. Collectively, these innovations have helped hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of what he calls ‘middle lane’ moderate drinkers transform their health and happiness.
He is also the author of two best-selling books - The 28 Day Alcohol Free Challenge and Let’s Do This, and is one of only a few coaches to hold a Masters degree in coaching psychology and positive psychology.
Many of us discover alcohol as a teenager. We start to believe we can’t socialise, dance or talk to strangers without it - and we carry these myths with us long into adulthood. We think others will find us boring if we don’t drink. Hangovers become a celebrated end to a ‘great night out’. And we play down negative effects such as risky behaviour, poor sleep, low mood or junk food cravings.
Andy is passionate about reversing all these beliefs and behaviours. He explains his ‘ambivalence seesaw’ - a framework you can use to work out your current relationship with alcohol and start to shift it. We discuss why moderation isn’t a good tactic, why Dry January often fails, and why slip-ups are part of the learning process. And he shares some valuable advice on coping with social pressure to drink, and cultivating a kinder self-talk.
I’ve not drunk alcohol myself for four or five years now and I can honestly say there’s not a moment when I miss it. But like Andy, I’m not here to judge anyone else, simply to encourage you to try out the benefits we’ve both felt.
Andy is motivated, passionate and full of positivity, and someone who describes a life without alcohol, as a gift to yourself. He has managed to transform his own health, happiness and relationships and wants to inspire you to do the same.
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[@DrChatterjeeRangan]

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[@seattlegrrlie]

It's true that it took years to get here. My goal was to drink less, exercise more. I'd gotten down to about 1 drink a week and realized my heart rate and exercise intensity was worse for 2-3 days after one drink. Messed up my sleep. I'm done, seven months sober and in the best shape of 25yrs

[@KrisG66]

Andy, I saw you on Rich Roll 5 years ago and it took 5 years but I finally got sober. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do!

[@michaeldalton6121]

I quit 10 years ago as I just got bored. Nothing positive from drinking only positives from not drinking. No brainer. No such thing as a healthy relationship, all it does is self medicate.

[@anne-no2ic]

i never enjoyed social events, talking to those I find tiresome or tiring or drinking to make it less irritating. I do enjoy some wine when alone to relax. At 88 I find a bit of wine soothes, so it must be self medication instead of prescription drugs which I avoid. I think a little wine helps me more than any prescription would at this stage of life. Though my husband had a fabulous wine celler I never became interested in the subject or drank much and he never was drunk but used it to unwind and relax. Collecting fine wines was a hobby.

[@alvodin6197]

That simply isn't true. Either you didn't have a drinking a problem or you don't want to acknowledge any vulnerability. There are plenty of benefits of being numbed out of your mind, pain etc. now, is that a good or healthy long term solution? Obviously not. But to say that there aren't any positives of alcohol and drugs, albeit temporarily, is a sign of lack of integrative thinking, which adults should possess.

[@anne-no2ic]

@@alvodin6197 I don't have a problem with alcohol, I only drink a certain wine and a bout once a month, usually around a holiday, but While I do not feel tipsey I feel relaxed and easy. I like the release. But alone. I like the relaxing effect, it removes accumulated tension . It must be self medication to unwind and totaly relax. If it wasn't detrimental to health I would drink a bottle of fizzed up wine a week, but it isn't benificial in excess. As a relaxing, unwinding it is healthy.

[@sliphere011]

I'll go months not drinking. Then I'll go out to catch up with some friends and have a few drinks. People who think they recover after 24 hours don't realize it has an affect for like a week. Mood not the same. Get tired randomly. Really throws your body off.

[@learningvideosbynikhil8308]

Wait so you don’t drink now by the way?

[@sliphere011]

@@learningvideosbynikhil8308 have not had any alcohol in probably 7 months? Something like that. Lost track

[@littlebearsparty4323]

it takes the liver 3 weeks to heal after consuming booze.

[@scottymoondogjakubin4766]

I pretty much drank out of boredom and a thirst quencher ! I couldnt quit cold turkey like my body was addicted to acytelaldihyde the toxic byproduct of alcohol ! I feel like death even after day #2 without drinking ! Going on day 3 and my digestive issues seem to be improving ! Does anybody know how long this lasts ?

[@PriusTurbo]

@@scottymoondogjakubin4766If you're still going no alcohol, two weeks later you should be feeling pretty good now! Three weeks is the magic number for a lot of people. Then 90 days seems to really bring in a new level of brain function. Stay focused on the 90. Dial in your diet and exercise and treat your body like the high performance machine it is.

[@littlebearsparty4323]

i managed my own fast-food take-way business in the UK for 19 years and could write a book on the horrific drunken violence that i witnessed. For the whole of 'British Isles' , from Dublin to Belfast , from Aberdeen to Cornwall , society is blighted by this damaging drug. The health benefits, both physical and mental of quitting are enormous. My hat comes off for everyone on here that has escaped from the addiction. Two legends having a great chat on a subject that affects everyone of us, a superb episode.

[@josephhevey4735]

88 days in. I had a tumour removed and had radiotherapy that finished back in November 22. I wasn’t drinking much at all but just decided to stop for January and kept going . I did this as my general health still felt bad so I thought why am I hindering my recovery by having a few drinks now and then. To be honest I still feel bad but I know I would feel worse if I was taking the odd drink. I have other reasons that affect my health so it’s not all down to drink. For now I don’t drink. Your health is your wealth.

[@nextlevelsuki]

THIS INTERVIEW WAS INCREDIBLE!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! I definitely have to relisten a few more times! So many gems dropped, so much reflection for me! I'm currently on Day 88 alcohol-free and I am so happy about it!🎉🙌🏽

[@l.stevens1601]

I'm on 5 months, and while I felt isolated and "bored" for a few months, now I do not see where I would have the time to waste sitting around and dulling myself for hours. Life is so much fuller without alcohol! And I will add that periodically listening to these wonderful podcasts keeps me steadily on the path. Thank you, Rangan and Andy!

[@misslemu]

I’m on day 45 and this interview, along with the book This Naked Brain, have inspired me to kick alcohol to the curb once and for all. Alcohol free AF from now on my friends 😊

[@Sarah-kj6yg]

Congratulations on day 45. I started reading This Naked Mind by Annie Grace 3 weeks ago 😊😊

[@ThePaulaon1]

​@@Sarah-kj6ygAre you enjoying the book Sarah?

[@ThePaulaon1]

@misslemu Well done. Keep it up 💪. I've went 9 mths as my longest & 100 days back in 2020. Best thing I've ever did. Had a cple of 6 week breaks since them but I deff need to give it up. Life is just SO much better.

[@nextlevelsuki]

I am currently on Day 87 alcohol-free after 27 years of moderate to heavy drinking! Mannn to know better is to do better and I've come to the realization that it doesn't align with my journey to become the highest version of myself! I refuse to be an active participant in my demise!

[@emilduda3816]

2,5 years sober. Thank you Andy.

[@LornaDonaldson-tv2id]

Relate 100%- said perfectly, thank you Andy! I've been alcohol free for 15 and a half years, best step I ever took! ❤

[@pzaruk]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart . I have been an additions Councellor for 25 in Canada. I quit alcohol closer to 30 years and never had the words to explain my own journey. The addiction culture has changed drastically in Canada and I believe there is a place for your movement in our country and hope to share and hear more about your work!

[@pauljones5066]

I'm middle lane. Occasionally I overtake in the fast lane at 90! 🙂

[@BT-be8rh]

Approaching 11 months off after 40 years of drinking, feel great, don’t see myself going back!!

[@TheirIAre]

🎉❤

[@Boileroompodcast]

Congrats brother! Keep it up! I’m on my way 👊

[@fayelawrence6311]

This is soooo good! I really appreciate the work you both are doing to support people in walking a different path! I realized while watching that I’m over 90 days without alcohol!! I had my last drink on Christmas Day in Australia with my son in law. He had brought back a bottle of mezcal from a trip to Mexico and so I shared my last drink with him. It was special as he was totally in support of me and brought out the good stuff, my favorite to end it! lol! Reflecting on these last 90 days I realize how much better I feel. My sleep has greatly improved, I have so much more energy. My mood is great and Im so much more productive. This podcast is really making me consider giving it up for good. Thank you again for the work you do and for bringing this message!

[@richchowns4653]

I have not had an alcoholic drinking since listening to Dr Chatterjee talk to Chris Evans, the Happy Pear twins and Rich Roll at Carfest. I've had spells off of alcohol for long periods before while marathon training etc, but I've never said never again until now. I don't think I'll ever go back to it.

[@joannefleming5290]

Such a great interview. Thank you. One thing which shines through is Andy's kindness and he doesn't judge anyone . I love his story about the Aran islands. I can just picture the scene .

[@DavidMichaelBurnett]

I'm a 30 year old male from the Newcastle area in the UK and the "going out-out" culture here is massive. I find it very difficult to avoid going out and drinking and when I do it's excessively. I can go weeks/about a month without touching alcohol however when I do it's heavy binge drinking due to things like football matchdays and it's whenever I see friends it it isn't for a hike or something. It's largely my social life as I have a season ticket at Newcastle United. It's blowing up my mental health for about 5 days afterwards. I'm physically destroyed for about 3-4 days. i can barely function the day after. It's causing havoc with my mood and performance at work and I feel it's largely (not fully) to blame for my progress in life. I feel so behind in life for my age. I can easily not drink, but socially I find it extremely difficult to avoid it. I struggle to drink in moderation when seeing friends and it's really effecting me negatively and I want to do something about it. But I feel like I'm stuck in a cycle as I'll end up feeling a buzz about wanting to go out and drink with friends and afterwards feel the exact same effects above. Is anyone else in the same boat or has experienced at least similar?

[@PriusTurbo]

Quite similar to my experience. I stopped drinking a few "craft beers" alone after work, while cooking dinner etc a few years ago when I realized it was not healthy. I have gone weeks and months periodically over the last ten years where I have no alcohol and am feeling great. What brings me back to it are what you describe: the friends and the occasions where it feels entirely proper to have a drink. It turns into a binge all in the name of good fun followed by the 5 days of mental and 3 days of physical suffering. Always regretful and I actually will resent the friends that I drank along with though they weren't the ones pouring gin down my throat. I have tried the moderation thing again recently after quitting for about 75 days. 2 or 3 drinks then done for the night, only to lose energy and get sleepy (need 5 or 6 to get the dopamine/energy flowing). Next day, feel low-grade poisoned, tired, irritable off the 2 or 3. More drinks than that, I risk having a ripping hangover. So the logic here for me is unless I'm going hard, drinking is pointless because I'm losing in the moment and losing the next day or two. If I drink for the big vibes then I'm trash for the week. I have done my personal research and I can now confidently tell people/friends that a little bit sucks tonight and a lot sucks for a week and I'm honestly more fun and I have a better experience hanging out with people whilst not drinking. Plus if my friends get sh*housed I can still steer the boat and I don't know anyone that won't appreciate that. Final advice here is that all of the times I've gone out and had drinks when I didn't want to (and I regret every time) were because I wasn't mentally prepared to deal with the situations. You have to rehearse them in your head so you aren't caught by surprise and find yourself grabbing that shot or pint suddenly. Bonus: If you have to, tell your friends you are getting a blood test/hormone panel done and you can't drink for a while leading up to it so the test results are accurate. No dude is going to argue that.

[@eriktred]

Andy Ramage helped change my life.

[@edward_dantonio]

17:40 - Awaken the Giant Within (by Anthony Robbins). I’ll need to look into it!

[@learningvideosbynikhil8308]

The video that college and high school students need…

[@HuskyTheDog2202]

I’m F46, never drank alco, not even socially. I’m just weird like that, but glad I never started.

[@luvmy9indy]

You are not weird. You are smart and blessed. I pray my kids can find this same mindset. Good for you!

[@pauljones5066]

yawn yawn

[@vaishupatel13]

Same here…

[@toughr1506]

If you never started, there’s something, but little to be proud of.

[@anomalyraven]

I decided to go a year without alcohol before I turn 30 this year, because last year I just had the thought: I haven't tried abstaining from it for a longer period ever since I began drinking. So I wanted to try it out during the last year in my 20's - it's been a little over 6 months since I last had a drink now and it's honestly been great. Something I noticed recently when I was under a lot of stress, was that I had a real urge to drink. But the thought of the anxiety, hangover and spending the rest of the weekend recuperating was so off-putting, that staying in the moment was worth more than the brief release I'd get if I had gotten myself a drink.

[@kevinandalicia8701]

Listened loved it. With the kids question. A few months ago I thought if a doctor came to me and offered a medication for my kids with the same positives as alcohol, and the same negatives, I would say no way. All the positives they can get on their own, and why would I introduce them to so many negatives. In my mind it is in sane.

[@Emz_inhale_exhale22]

Thank you, Rangan, for another inspiring conversation. I have been alcohol free for three years, and I have never felt better. I feel so grateful for your offerings each week and have enjoyed listening to your podcast for the past few years. Thank you. Thank you for inspiring me. Thank you for all the hard work, time, and dedication that must go into each show. Thank you for simplifying the complicated stuff, always sparing a thought for the people who are listening. Thank you for your vulnerability. Thank you for shining your precious and beautiful light. I am grateful 💗

[@kpt002]

I am Finnish and as a teenager I drank a lot for fun with my friends (also underage without our parents knowing). It was really typical behavior among the teenagers in 1990's Finland. Around my 20's I had lost all the interest in being drunk and since I don't even like the taste of any alcohol, I stopped drinking complitely. Between the ages 20 and 24 I did not drink at all and then around my 24th birthday I drank with an old friend few times - kind of like for the old time's sake - and then that was it. I have not touched alcohol since. I did not decide to be an absolutist, I just do not find myself benefiting of drinking in any ways. So this spring it will be 25 years since I drank alcohol last time and I have never felt that I would have missed anything and not once have I even thought of wanting to crab a drink. Green tea and sparkling mineral water do the trick for me. And I am very happy this way. (Never taken any drugs either. Just not my thing at all..)

[@midi510]

I turn 65 in a few months. My main sport is backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. I go out most weeks during the 6 - 7 months of winter we have. In the summer I rock climb, hike, and do general mountaineering. Most of the guys I go out with are 30 years younger than me and they have a hard time keeping up. I've drank alcohol off and on most of my life, sometimes heavily. A few years ago, I gave it up for good. I just can't do the things I like to do at the level I like to do them and drink alcohol. Plus, I'm dedicated to maximizing my conscious experience of life and alcohol makes one less conscious.

[@michelefinizio6520]

Thank you I do agree it's better not to drink but I enjoy drinking once a week but I stop at two drinks

[@kateedwards9892]

Such an insightful podcast, thank you, both. I'm almost at 90 days alcohol-free, having been a middle lane drinker for a few years! The only thing I struggle with is the social pressure - especially when I keep getting asked whether I am pregnant... so draining!

[@jorush7690]

I haven't drunk alcohol for over 15 years. Had all the comments. Listening to this I substituted the word sugar for alcohol as the principals of giving up sugar - refined sugar/white carbs eg - seems very similar in terms of principals.

[@martlowe913]

Thank you. 🙏🏻

[@virginial.p.1747]

So true! I like how you call it, middle lane drinking bc that's it.. it is a habit!! Definitely wastes so much life!

[@camilo941]

Thank you for this amazing podcast! today I have decided to start my first 90 days alcohol free ❤

[@carrieraa]

How is it going?

[@camilo941]

Today Its my first week @@carrieraa 🙌

[@carrieraa]

@@camilo941 well done on completing that first week

[@camilo941]

Thank you! And last night was my 4 nights out (like party and being social) being alcohol free 🙌🙌🙌

[@veydajar]

Watching this while hungover is almost painful - the guy's sheer positivity just rubs you the wrong way. :D Will give it another try when I'm not going through 8-drink days and 30-drink weeks.

[@stepha3003]

It will resonate so much better once you've cut back..

[@mlouw8218]

Nice conversation 😊👍 I actually think a good way to get your kids to not drink is to be a heavy drinker yourself. It’s very off putting to see the parents you love too intoxicated to connect, making fools of themselves, ruining their health. I was brought up being allowed to to have sips of wine and beer from a very young age, so it never had a ton of misty questions. I guess for me, not drinking is a kind of rebellion.

[@marycollins8215]

Thank you.

[@l.stevens1601]

To the idea that young people feel like they have to drink to fit in: I think that academics especially feel like they have to drink to fit in - at least in the US. So we have this huge problem in the universities. Great to hear that a shift is happening.

[@TheirIAre]

I want to quit. But lately finding the hope and reason to even do so, feels extremely hard.

[@l.stevens1601]

Quitting gives you the hope and soon you'll see and feel the reason. :)

[@Mexicobeanpole]

Do what I did. I told myself I won’t drink for one month. Saying, I’ll never drink again was too much for me to fathom. Then after the 30 days, I just kept extending it. Then I realized at one year that I’d actually kind of put it in my past. Drinking or not drinking wasn’t a daily thought anymore. Now, this coming July will be 10 years that I’ve been zero alcohol. I’m proud that it no longer has a grip on me, but you’ll go through stages of missing it less and less as time goes on.

[@TheirIAre]

​@@l.stevens1601 thank you. I've quit for a few months, half a year ago, but fell back into it. I really want to be free of this darkness.

[@TheirIAre]

​@@Mexicobeanpolethank you for sharing

[@mikepeacock2470]

Interesting. I came to the conclusion this new year that I didn't enjoy alcohol anymore and haven't had any since. Much of this podcast rings true with me and the thoughts I've had since. I'm done with alcohol. Permanently.

[@allardvanderstarre]

well i am currently tapering off; wanting to get rid of alcohol for a few years....

[@KsazDFW]

I drank 1 or 2 drinks per night 4 nights a week. Maybe one of those nights I’d have 3 glasses…. Never more. But I found I was drinking out of boredom and to escape. It didn’t do anything positive for me, so I’d decided to stop. It’s been 60 days now.

[@KsazDFW]

My BP has dropped 10-20 points and I’ve lost some fat around my middle. Less bloating and better sleep. I like the change.

[@jamesbutler5908]

Thanks for video. ANY ONE CAN GIVE IT UP,THE SECRET IS STAYING OFF IT,ONCE IT HAS A HOLD OF YOU AND YOU KNOW IT ,IT GETS WORSE,NEVER BETER .OTHER PEOPLE CHANE THEN TO CANNABIS OR MEDS. YOU ARE THE ANSWER NOT OUTSIDE FORCES 😮

[@Joelstarr]

I stopped drinking because I was too broke 🤣 but then I found out all the good sides of not drinking every week. I am having lot more fun with my kids now. Still can drink wine or beer on some family reunion but really try to avoid it because I know I will get more tired in the next morning. Best way to stop is really to get the habit of not drinking (not going out, not buying wine for home). Now I spend the money to buy sushis for my kids or make nice activities, I still live with my wife (because I am still broke) that left me and she is now the depressed alchoolic with sleep problems🤣

[@Sacrosanctglobal]

How is it possible to have a healthy relationship with a solvent?

[@markstephenson9280]

I’ll be honest I stopped Drinking for 6 months to correct a “fatty liver” diagnosis. I didn’t feel any different. Sleep was the same never lost weight, anxiety still lurking. It was just normal life but without drink. 90 days may be a promised land of total life regeneration for some but it did. Nothing for me.

[@kurtzy54]

Do you have a healthy diet? Fatty liver is caused by lots of things but mainly poor diet or overconsumption of alcohol. Also, any update on the fatty liver after 6 months no drinking? Curious to hear your feedback

[@markstephenson9280]

@@kurtzy54 I also had to eliminate most dairy and I also stopped eating meat. It was a full reset. After 6 months I had halved my ALT readings and had normal levels. I’ve been tested since and remain at normal levels. I eat meat again and also drink, the Dairy is still eliminated and cholesterol levels have been reduced also.

[@kurtzy54]

@@markstephenson9280 that’s good to hear, glad to see your health improved. I haven’t done any testing, but would like to out of curiosity. At 28 days no drinking and haven’t really noticed a difference either

[@user-ks6mp6mv1m]

What’s driving the cultural shift in Ireland? Erm not a drive for performance as he said. It’s the complete ban on drinking and driving.

[@toughr1506]

Time codes?

[@Minisynapse]

Sounds like he spontaneously lost cravings and desire to drink. That's great, but not replicable with contemplation. Even if people lose everything, they might remain in addiction. It's not because people want to lose everything or don't think. Often there's shame due to awareness of one's addiction, but it doesn't help.

[@JamesP44]

Before you drink alcohol, don't.

[@christopherjon1245]

Don’t need an hour plus video to tell me that lol

[@Nedmar]

I could never understand why people are so drawn to alcoholic beverages. I tried several times in the past to "get used to" things like beer or wine, but I never succeeded, so that now I think I may be downright intolerant to alcohol. And they taste awful, BTW. I mean, beer is usually nauseatingly bitter, and red wine is full of kinda abrasive tannins that make me shudder when consuming them. I tried gin once, and it may have been the most awfully disgusting experience in my entire life, honest. Whenever I drank some alcohol, lethargy and drowsiness arose in a matter of minutes. No euphoria, no cheerfulness, nothing but an imperious need to go to bed. In fact, there was a time when I had no other option but to swallow some alcohol in order to fall asleep quickly 'cause of life problems not allowing me to sleep. Just like when drinking coffee, which makes me sleep, too, 😅 Matcha tea is perhaps the very best drink one could ever wish for, better than regular tea, for when drinking matcha, one consumes the entire ground leaves without leaving anything to throw away. And there is the plus of performing the Japanese tea ritual with the chasen (matcha bamboo broom) and making that whitish-greenish foam appear on the surface of the tea. That is a meditation in itself, and there is no need to drink it by the gallon in enormous mugs, a yunomi (Japanese tea cup) is just enough.

[@TacticalStrudel]

It’s addictive

[@motodrb]

😎

[@sueorosz8886]

The host sounds more like a former heavy drinker than middle drinker if he lost weight after a 90 day challenge. I’d expect you drink every day if you lose weight…idk. That might be presumptuous. I’ve almost completely stopped alcohol for the last year and haven’t lost any weight, still high anxiety and bad sleep, but I do feel better. I am middle aged and been thru a lot. That doesn’t diminish after stopping a substance. I was drinking about 6 drinks a week. Now it’s about 3 a month. What has changed are my self expectations when I have alcohol in my reach and that anxiety has dissipated, but I wouldn’t call it life changing exactly. What is life changing are the 2 years of counseling I got before deciding to diminish my need for alcohol. That’s what helped more than taking the substance out of my weekly alcohol affair. Just a thought. You can stop doing something that’s addictive but that doesn’t erase the underlying problems you may have… I still like an occasional beer or margarita! I just feel that now I have the power to make that decision and I don’t have to have it. That’s liberating ❤. I do overall feel better though after almost a year of very limited drinking. 🎉 but to drink 00 proof is still drinking… I mean alcohol free but still a need to taste it… so it might just be a trend.

[@judithowens8212]

Re your comment about losing weight after 90 days not drinking, something to bear in mind is the association factors, eg, when you're having a few drinks, you may snack more (on nuts, crisps, whatever). Also, when you dont feel 100% over the next few days, you may exercise less, or just be less active. This kind of thing can add up over time. Afurtherfactoris that if you feel you are wanting to improve your health and energy, you might make a few other small changes without realising, like drinking more water etc. So losing weight doesnt necessarily indicate that you must have been a heavy drinker. But I do acknowledge that everyone has their own experience. Some people dont notice much positive difference. Some do. You cant generalise from your own individual experience to make judgements on other people's experience.

[@daniellubowa595]

Beer is culture; it promotes trust and cooperation among men.

[@static_perspective]

lol im on day2 , drinking is making me anemic and too much estrogen making dht onmy damn hair line and lack of mag n iron bc now hair shed / thinning. only happen swhen i bingde for 6mo . I had 2 yrs free . i wanna get it back u know

[@kali542]

I don't think drinkers drink to "numb" they drink because life is numb, they are looking for euphoria in a long drab life.

[@stocksyere]

Why bother with non alcoholic beer? Just don't drink, more often than not it costs more if not the same and youre putting calories on for literally nothing

[@chrisent6198]

Because some of us love the taste. Why drink sodas? Same thing.

[@stocksyere]

@@chrisent6198Soda is cheaper than beer I understand that one, like just get a soda shandy instead? But each to their own mate if you like it you like it just doesn't make much sense to me

[@Joyofvision99]

When you drink NA beers, you won't find the need to drink 3-5 like you would a regular beer. You're not chasing the buzz. I drink one almost every day as habit, compared to 3-5 normal beers or cocktails I use to have. Guess which one is cheaper? ;)

[@martlowe913]

I drank NA beer when I gave up. It was great just to have a beer in my hand.

[@liamburns8554]

Clearly NA beer works for some and not for others. As long as it helps not drink alcohol, it is the better option.

[@etmontbelloj1855]

Pepoll turn to alcoholic because family back ground parents teach them yong age drink in

[@liamburns8554]

God the Irish really are abandoning their whole culture

[@anotherthez7598]

We all know life without alcohol is so much better; we're quite well aware of that, and yet you never even mention how one can get help, and selling your shit, whatever that might be, isn't helping anyone at all..

[@karthikhyd1]

People like me who don't drink alcohol at all have more mental and physical issues than others . This is the fact

[@martlowe913]

Whys that.

[@user-jd3ev3to1j]

NO THEY HAVE IT BUT NUM IT WITH DRINK. BUT IN THE MORNING ITS STILL THERE