Make Sobriety Your Best Friend With Benefits

This is from a sponsored post in Facebook that advocates drinking less, but not none. For us alcoholics, less inevitably becomes more and none becomes -- well, none. Here is an excerpt from the ad worth passing along:

"I promise if you cut back on your alcohol, you can experience the same powerful benefits that I have:

Your relationships will improve

You’ll gain confidence immediately

You’ll look you’re (sic) best

Your mental health will skyrocket

Your family will love it

Your sleep/recovery will feel crazy

You’ll cut out brain fog

"Alcohol is a poison, and it literally hurts every part of your health and wellbeing. It might help with anxiety for a bit, but it’s actually responsible for causing MORE anxiety the next day."

I could put a checkmark next to each of these benefits. Furthermore, if I had never developed a drinking problem, I still would have had room to improve on everything on the list. Being an alcoholic isn't all bad. If and when we recover, our inner-us becomes a better-us.