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Hey bringmethehorizon

Since you are acutely aware of the dangers of drinking, which you have a good mindset about, I doubt very much you will ever go down the slippery slope that drinking can cause, so congratulations for being mindful in sharing your fears with us.

You can enjoy a drink, but in moderation. There is, in fact, a downloadable lifestyle app from Drinkaware, the UK's leading alcohol education charity. If you google it up, you'll be directed to the site where you can get it.

Being Monegasque, my sister and I were brought up to respect alcohol since we were young, being allowed a glass of wine diluted with water at mealtimes and actually, this happens all across France where we once lived before returning to Monte Carlo.

Being given wine at mealtimes meant that most young people grew up to have a healthy respect for alcohol by the time they reached 18. Sadly not so in England where, once people reach 18, they go off on a bar crawl to become smashed out of their tiny minds.

Culturally, France and Monte Carlo (Monaco) raise their children this way as they have been doing so for the last 70 years. Me? Depending on how I feel, I don't always drink wine with meals, but every evening enjoy two fingers of Gentleman Jack with three ice cubes and a splash of water. Exactly the way Frank Sinatra drank it back in the day. At least I had a taste for whisky untainted by Coke, a rare dichotomy.

So anyway, I hope you feel better since my reassurance and I wish you all the very best.