# Common Side Effects of Not Drinking ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Karolina Kozmana]] - Full Title: Common Side Effects of Not Drinking - Category: #articles - URL: https://medium.com/p/dd44714e619a ## Highlights - When you lose friends, it’s because you’ll realise that without alcohol, they don’t have much in common with you. - Alcohol exists for a reason. When you quit alcohol, you’ll face that reason constantly, but you’ll get used to it. As little fun as it is, you’ll learn how to live with pain — the pain of existence. - Choose your side effects.