Everyone was grabbing drinks on the patio, or pairing beach days with red solo cups. That used to be me. That was Summer Lindsay. At least that’s what I thought. It was a big part of my life that I hadn’t experienced yet without alcohol. Even though I had already made it through so many milestones, so many firsts, it still felt uncomfortable.

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Think passing out on the couch can be considered a great night’s sleep? Think again. Alcohol knocks you out, but it also fragments your sleep, meaning you wake up multiple times without realizing it. The result? You wake up feeling like you barely slept at all, because, well, you didn’t.