Everyone is different. I had to change the scene altogether. Zero alcohol alternatives felt like something was, well, missing. Going for a walk/run with friends/family almost always helps me unwind. But the joy is different. Feels like a different currency of happy to the one after alcohol

As the great sage of his time, Dubya, so eloquently said “fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again”.