A year without alcohol: do you feel better for it?

One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked when telling people I’ve given up alcohol is:

Do you feel better for it?

It’s a weird question in many ways. I was never one to get totally trashed even when I was drinking, but I can certainly say, a least for me, the bigger part of a hangover is actually the lack of sleep. Maybe this is why new mums look somewhat similar in the coffee queue to those who’ve been out on the lash.

Also i’ve been ill, to varying degrees, for the entirety of 2018 so far… so no, I don’t “feel better for it”.