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Since quitting alcohol five years ago, Still has saved money, improved her health, and permanently eliminated the hellish hangover we all love to hate. Author not pictured.
- Alcohol is almost universally present in the Western social scene.
- From 21st birthdays to happy hours to weekend cocktails - author Jennifer Still has consumed her fair share of alcohol in her younger years but has since chosen to give it up for good.
- Since quitting alcohol five years ago, Still has saved money, improved her health, and permanently eliminated the hellish hangover we all love to hate.
From high school parties to 21st birthday blowouts to after-work happy hours, it's safe to say that we live in a drinking culture. Whether it's a glass of wine after a long, hard day or cocktails over the weekend, the idea that we need drinks to celebrate, wind down, or numb our brains in the midst of tough times is pretty much a given.
I wasn't immune to this, and I spent my early to mid-20s getting on a first name basis with Jack Daniels and developing a preference for Tanqueray over Bombay. While I was never heavily reliant on alcohol, I still recognized it as the useful and occasionally necessary social tool that it was, and I hated that I often felt pressured to drink when I didn't really feel like it. Eventually, I decided to cut out booze for good, and and five years later, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. Here's why.