Author: Soberly Curious

Sober living means staying away from alcohol and drugs. It is often linked with people recovering from addiction, but it can also benefit anyone who wants to live a healthier life. In a sober living environment, the focus is on building better habits, improving mental health, and creating a strong support system. It can be as simple as not drinking or using substances and instead focusing on a healthier way of living.

Sober curiosity is when someone decides to question their drinking habits. It is not about being forced to quit alcohol for health reasons. Instead, it’s about making a conscious choice to reduce alcohol intake or stop drinking completely. Being sober curious allows you to think about how alcohol affects your body, mind, and overall life.

The biggest uplift I felt when I stopped drinking was around my physical health. First, I remembered what I did the night before when I woke up (HUGE), my mouth wasn’t chronically dry, my hands stopped shaking (oh yeah I drank a lot), I didn’t smell like booze (yeah…a LOT) and I had energy to do stuff. I even bought a road bike to get around campus and loved going uphill (crazy, right?).

Happy Hours at work can be challenging, but not impossible, to handle while sober

The idea of finding an intimate relationship sober or not is a stressful experience. Often alcohol is the crutch people lean on in order to diffuse tension, build up (false) confidence and make light of the situation.

Getting sober in college can be a painfully weird experience, but is ultimately a truly rewarding time

Mocktails have existed forever and are typically a mixture of juices and seltzers to give an alcohol free person the same vibe as a ‘regular’ adult beverage without any actual booze. Often there is a lot of ice and there is almost always a straw (the better to indicate it’s alcohol free-ness of course).

There is a rise of the sober month challenges, namely Dry January, Dry July, and Sober October.

The rise of “alcohol free” mixers and beverages is undeniable and I have personal issues to sort out with it.

Waterloo Seltzer is so refreshing, Polar is a close second