One of my immutable internet rules is when someone says something is the only way you'll get quite a number of people telling you it's not.
for me?
I had no great belief in the benefits of not drinking, I just didn't want to die.
I thought sober life would be miserable and joyless but I committed to that because being dead sounded worse
Fortunately for me sober life is fantastic - and I'm still not dead
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