Last night, (new years eve,) I drank tea all night with the exception of half a glass of champagne to toast in the New Year. I left the party at 5am feeling bright and alert rather than in an alcohol fug.
One of my friends congratulated me on my 'willpower' in not drinking. I told her it wasn't willpower that I was using. Willpower implies an amount of resistance and force against something you want to do but are trying to overcome it. I told her if I wanted a drink I would have one (see half glass champagne). But I just felt no desire to drink other than that all evening. If I was trying to do it on willpower I don't think I would have lasted.
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