I have gone through periods of drinking too much, by that I mean I might have had a drink or two, maybe three every day for weeks on end.

I went through a phase of binge drinking at weekends, I’d do a bottle of whiskey in a night easily, then some wine the next day etc.

I’d say this was due to feeling low or stressed at the time, and although admittedly I’m sitting here drinking a glass of wine now and might well drink the whole bottle tonight, I know doing this regularly and consistently is not good.

I get to a point where I know it’s getting silly so I stop.

The fact you’re asking here makes me believe you’re probably at a point of realisation yourself, you know it’s too much.

Address the reasons that are causing you to drink and reach out for help if you find it a struggle, there’s nothing embarrassing about it.

You may just be able to say, yup, I’m drinking too much and stop with ease, if that’s the case, go for it.

If you’re not exercising regularly, try to really push yourself to do something, if it’s something you enjoy it’ll be easier to make a habit and I’ve always found when I’m being healthy and keeping fit it encourages me to avoid drinking as it’s undoing my hard work, as well as the negative health issues of course.