Well, week one of not drinking is over with. Am I a new man? Hardly. But, there are a few things that this week of excruciating sobriety has taught me.

#1. Stress is my trigger. Which I pretty much already knew. But to sit back and watch it from a “not giving in” kind of perspective is, to say the least, eye opening. I mean, I already know about my anxiety and other issues related to being uncomfortable socially… but when you always give in, you know that you have a way (an unhealthy way) to...