No More Beer Goggles: 4 Crazy Things You’ll Notice Once You Get Sober

Over half of Americans over the age of 18 say that they drink alcohol regularly. Of all the drugs, alcohol is the hardest to avoid. It’s a social lubricant and at every big event in a person’s life, you can bet that there’ll be drinking involved. 

That said, you don’t have to drink. Obviously, we recommend quitting if you’re an addict, but there are benefits to getting sober even if you’re a casual drinker. 

4 Things You’ll Notice After Getting Sober

After getting clean at a longterm drug rehab, there are certain things no tells about going sober for good, but we’re here to give you the important deets. 

1. You’ll Sleep Better

Though many people use alcohol to get to sleep faster (it is a depressant after all), excessive drinking can really impair the quality of your sleep. This is because alcohol keeps your body from going into REM sleep.

REM sleep helps you feel more alert and rested upon waking, and without it you feel terrible. This is, at least in part, why hangovers feel so crummy. 

Without alcohol, you’ll be sleeping more peacefully. 

2. You’ll Have More Time & Money

Alcohol takes many things from you, but your time and money are among the most valuable things it steals from you. Alcohol costs money and it takes up hours of your time in the form of being drunk. 

While there are some famous alcoholic authors, most of your drunk hours are probably spent eating junk food and doing stupid stuff with your “friends.”

Imagine all the other things you could do with the free time you’d get after going sober. 

3. It’ll Weed Out Your Bad Friends

After getting sober, appraising the value of the people you’ve surrounded yourself with have you rethinking things. 

Your drinking “buddies” may have seemed fun, cool, and charismatic while you were drunk but they might be a little less entertaining to be around during your sobriety. 

This may sound like a bad thing on its face, but you need people around you that genuinely enjoy and inspire you to be a better version of yourself. 

4. You’ll Have Deeper Connections

As we’ve said, alcohol is a great social lubricant, but this often results in speaking to people you don’t really have a substantive connection with at parties and other events. 

You’ll find that going to parties sober may be more challenging at first, but the people you do meet and talk to will be genuine connections.

Want More Health Advice?

As you can see, there are some enormous benefits to getting sober. Really, these 4 benefits are just the tip of an enormous iceberg. You’ll also find your skin clear up, you’ll lose weight and so much more. 

If you want more information or advice about your health, be sure to check out the Health section of our website!

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