![]() It can be a surprise for some, but alcohol rarely has a positive, long-term effect on people’s sex lives. Research also shows that some people experience an increased libido after reducing or quitting alcohol. Relief on your liver gives it an opportunity to stay well and minimise any damage that alcohol might have been trying to cause. Your liver gets a nice holiday at this stage and it doesn’t need to work quite as hard to keep you healthy. Sleep has an impact on so much of our everyday functioning and if it improves from a reduction in alcohol you might find that you don’t wake up as often and you experience more deep, restorative sleep than you did before. ![]() Increased mental clarity often appears after a few weeks and partly this comes from better sleep. It’s important to recognise the small wins and keep an eye out for the inner critic that might downplay what you’ve done well. Research shows that one month in, some people start to feel a sense of achievement and control over their relationship with alcohol (O de Visser & Piper, 2020). Seek medical advice if you need guidance on what’s happening in regard to your health. We would encourage you to hope for as many of these great benefits while keeping in mind that you are as unique as your fingerprint. ![]() What happens for one person may not be your experience. Quick disclaimer here – everyone’s experience is their own. We want you to be informed of the things you can start noticing after a couple of weeks, all the way to 12 months down the track. We want to take you through some of the improvement and progress that you can notice if you decide to quit or reduce your intake significantly. But regardless of where you fall on that spectrum, it’s a choice that comes with some great benefits. For some it’s an easy choice and for others a painful one. Making a choice to reduce your alcohol intake or quit drinking is another one of these life choices. They impact our jobs, our social connections and ultimately the time we get to spend doing. The choices we make regarding our physical and mental health impact our long-term wellbeing. Life is full of choices, and the choices we make, make the people we become. It matters that you did.” ~ Cassandra Clare “In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn’t matter how hard it was to make it.
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