Want To Stop Drinking Alone?

Do you find it hard to manage your alcohol consumption when drinking alone? Perhaps, drinking alone has started to affect your mood, sleep, and health. If that's the case, the Sunnyside app can help you manage your solo drinking sessions, reassess your habits, and develop healthier ones.

Is drinking alone bad?

No, drinking alone isn’t inherently bad. Enjoying a glass of wine alongside your favorite TV series makes for a really lovely evening—and there’s nothing wrong with that. Essentially, solo drinking in a moderate amount is not dangerous. But this practice can snowball into excessive drinking. If you find yourself regularly blacking out or dealing with nasty hangovers after a solo drinking episode, this could signify a cause for concern. Other signs of unhealthy drinking patterns include pushing aside your daily responsibilities and commitments due to alcohol, neglecting your health and hygiene, or lying about your drinking habits.

Does drinking alone make me an alcoholic?

No, drinking alone doesn’t necessarily mean you’re an alcoholic or alcohol-dependent. If you’re concerned, you can monitor your alcohol consumption. Also, try to reassess your frame of mind during solitary drinking episodes. Do you always have one too many swigs whenever you’re trying to cope with stress, pain, anxiety, or boredom? Can you control how much you drink, or do you always spiral down the just-one-more-drink rabbit hole? Using alcohol to self-medicate or progressively requiring more and more alcohol to satisfy an urge could signify a drinking problem. On the flip side, having a moderate amount of alcohol every few days or so to relax is unlikely an issue.

Why do I keep drinking alone?

Again, there’s nothing wrong with drinking alone. Maybe you can’t stand the noise at a bar, or you just want peace and solitude after a long day of dealing with pesky coworkers. Perhaps you like drinking without social pressure or deciding exactly what and where to drink without dealing with objections. That’s perfectly okay. However, some people drink to self-medicate from negative emotions or escape from reality. They may use alcohol to cope with depression, anxiety, or stress. And this can lead to alcohol dependence. Furthermore, without friends and family to comment or give feedback on their drinking, things can quickly slip out of control.

How can I stop drinking alone?

Understandably, life often comes wrapped in challenges and stress. But using alcohol to remedy pain, anxiety, or sadness isn’t a sustainable solution. Nonetheless, there’s always room to show yourself more grace and kindness by reaching out for help if you feel you’re spiraling down the wrong track. Finding a safe space to talk about your feelings, emotions, and concerns is one of the best ways to shed light on your situation and create actionable plans to manage it. To do so, you may wish to seek help from a coach, counselor, or healthcare professional. Tracking your drinking with the Sunnyside app also helps you evaluate your habits and measure your progress along the way.

How can Sunnyside help me to stop drinking alone?

Sunnyside is a 100% judgment-free zone. Through this app, you’ll receive realistic action plans personalized based on your goals, daily motivation and tips, and advice from real-life coaches. You can also track your drinking habits and patterns, learn how to improve them, and record your progress throughout your journey.

Set your high-level goals

Tell us a little about yourself and your goals so we can personalize your experience. This is a judgment-free zone.

Commit to a weekly plan

Every week we’ll give you a recommended drink plan for the week ahead to help you reach your goals, which you can adjust.

Track your drinks

Via a simple text-message interface, we’ll remind you to track your drinks every day, and provide nudges to stay on target.

Get daily motivation & tips

Our upbeat and positive education, motivation, tips, and tricks will keep you on track every day of the week.

Text real coaches

Our real human coaches are available for you, no matter what you need. Text them for help or a nudge at any time.

Measure your progress

See how your new habits add up to better sleep, money saved, and an improved diet in your web dashboard.

Why People Are Saying Sunnyside Is The Best App To Help You Stop Drinking Alone

You’re joining a community of members who have been through exactly what you’re going through and have achieved amazing results. Here’s what some of them have said about using Sunnyside to improve their drinking habits and keep their solo drinking sessions under control.

These guys are not trying to change you, just your drinking habits.

When I first started I was a bit leery about the whole thing. I am 70 years old and retired and didn’t think that I needed someone to tell me how much to drink. So I took the 15 day free trial and found out that it really helped me control my drinking. These guys are not trying to change you, just your drinking habits, which has helped me a lot. Sometimes I would drink just to drink and that came to a stop. I still do what I want to do, I’m just doing it differently and it really working well for me. – Rene

The transition was easy

Over the last two years I became a bit of a heavy drinker. After 84 days with Sunnyside, I’m now a moderate drinker, on my way to becoming a social drinker. The transition was easier than I thought. -Ted

I cannot believe it actually worked.

I’ve been trying to cut back on my drinking for years and this is the only way I’ve actually done it. I’m so extremely happy with just the mindfulness that it has provided me. It’s not judgy. It doesn’t make you quit immediately. It is just a way to cut back and be mindful of your drinking and I really appreciate it. It’s honestly transformed my life. -Stefani

Simple & sustainable

I love this program – it’s simple and supportive. I feel like I’m on my way to making some lasting changes without ever feeling shamed. Also the coaches are real & respond personally (not just bots). -Lucy

Stop Drinking Alone With The Sunnyside App

Sunnyside members see big results in their first 30 days, and it only gets better from there. Start with your 15-day free trial, then stick with it if it’s right for you.

Improve Health & Wellness

Feel your best, inside and out.

Sleep more restfully

Enjoy more restful sleep and brighter mornings.

Improve your diet

Every month you’ll be cutting out unnecessary calories.

Gain more energy

Greet the day with increased energy and focus.

Save money

Save real cash every month by spending less on alcohol.

Find the right balance

Mindfulness lets you enjoy drinking more, by consuming less.

Why use Sunnyside?

Every Sunnyside membership includes all the features below, plus a free 15-day trial to make sure it’s right for you.

Drink tracking

Sunnyside gives you simple, accurate tools to track your drinks that you’ll actually love to use.

Weekly planning

Every Sunday we’ll share your plan for the week ahead that you can adjust and customize as needed.

On-demand coaching

We have real human coaches available for when you need a nudge or a bit of motivation. But only if you need it.

Daily motivation

We’ll share advice, education and motivation on a daily basis to keep you on track with your goals.

Insights & analytics

Drinks cut, money saved, improved sleep… we’ll help you measure success in the terms that matter to you.

Science-backed techniques

Sunnyside is easy and simple to use, but is backed by proven habit change techniques reviewed by our advisors.

Trusted by Experts

Sunnyside utilizes proven behavior-change techniques to help you reach your goals, and it’s all reviewed by our team of experts.