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5 Reasons Why Sobriety Is the New Black
From celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and Brad Pitt to ordinary folks like us, more and more people are turning their backs on the bottle
“I was done with making an ass of myself in front of people (I’m still embarrassed), tired of day drinking and feeling like shit by 6, not being able to sleep.” — Chrissy Teigen on Instagram
The last few years have been tough, particularly the election year of 2020 with the additional specter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media has been inundated with comments, photos, and ads for products that promoted the use of alcohol to cope “with all this.”
Last year, I realized I was becoming psychologically dependent on alcohol. What was worse, I became aware that I wasn’t the only one who noticed. Someone game me a joke gift. It was a pair of socks with “If you can read this, bring me a glass of wine” written on soles. All I had to do was prop up my feet and, presumably, someone would get the message and hop to it.
