I was not a daily drinker. I was an every other to every 3ed day drinker, but alcohol affected my life daily. On the days I didn't drink I was either hungover and unproductive or fighting off the tempation to "make it one more day". I always had trouble sleeping the days I didn't drink. My hangover days were chalked full of anxiety, "racing heart", extreeme fatigue (but I couldn't sleep). Honestly it was misery at it's finest... And, ALL self imposed.
Just not good stuff at all... Glad I'm not living like that anymore.