Tales from Falsidehill

Sobriety and anxiety

The new series of Location, Location, Location started tonight. Location… makes me crave red wine. A couple of years ago it was shamefully easy for me to down a whole bottle on my own after work. In fact, I couldn’t have got through the working week without doing that at least once. I would start with my first glass during Location… feeling quite merry, then as the night went on I would turn to the music channels and start sobbing reflectively whenever an 80s song came on. I haven’t had any red wine (or much other alcohol) for a really long time. I think my sobriety came with my anxiety. I tried drinking but it just didn’t have the same effect on me or it made my anxiety worse. I feel like I could quite comfortably handle a glass or two of wine tonight. Oh I do love Kirstie and Phil.