And only she could save herself.ĭrinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. On paper, Sarah Levy's life was on track. When I eliminated alcohol, my mental health got so much better.Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived- and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. “I used to go to the gym, go to therapy, and then go to happy hour with my friends and wonder why I felt so anxious the next day. “So many people are self-medicating with substances,” she says. Levy is hoping to reach “anyone struggling with a crutch or bad habit that isn’t serving them anymore and is curious about what’s on the other side.” She’s also sharing her story for young people in particular, especially amidst a mental health crisis. Sarah Levy recounts her sobriety journey in “Drinking Games.” In January she published her memoir, “ Drinking Games ,” exploring what adapting to life without alcohol looks like when it comes to everything from dating to friendships to wedding season. “Somewhere along the way I realized this could be that book I once looked for, and maybe it could help someone else,” she says.

She didn’t know anyone her age who didn’t drink, and she couldn’t find a single relatable book about someone who was functional yet struggling, the way she was.īy 28, she got sober, and she journaled her experience. Levy knew she had a problem, so she set out on a desperate search for answers. But when I woke up the next day, I only felt worse.” I drank because I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, and alcohol instantly made me feel like I was a better version of myself. “On paper everything looked ‘normal,’ but I turned to alcohol to numb and cope with emotions I wasn’t properly dealing with,” she tells the Post. But she was quietly struggling with her relationship with alcohol. On the outside everything looked great - good friends, a steady job, and an apartment.

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