If you can’t manage yourself and enjoy the things you love without excess then you only have yourself to blame. Willpower exists, you only have to harness it.
But I used to enjoy a few beers at night to wash down sips of Jägermeister. I never got drunk or had any of the medical problems that come with drinking.
But, in my case, I just came to the conclusion that I had been drinking steadily for too many years. And whether I noticed it or not, I came to realize that I was slightly hungover during the day.
And when I quit, my body and my mind showed me exactly how much alcohol had become a part of my life.
By its absence.
Without alcohol, even the relatively moderate amount, life was a very different experience. And that's a good thing.