alcohol

It’s a daily struggle to keep stress at bay. Those shoulders do tend to creep up on us through the course of the day, rising to somewhere around our ears by noon. To cope with the various and largely inevitable work-life conflicts we face daily, many of us find relief in a post-work glass of wine or beer.

When Oprah says something we listen: you should keep a gratitude journal. And while I don't keep one in a conventional format, I do stop periodically and remind myself of the things that make me happy and how lucky I am to have them...and it works.

According to new research reported by the BBC, we no longer rely on alcohol simply to enhance our charm at cocktail parties or make family events more bearable; a huge number of people are also using alcohol as a coping mechanism for stress, consuming a drink — or several — in the evenings to unwind from yet another very long day.

We all have our dirty little secrets, and we certainly have our bad habits. From gnawing on our fingernails to being a sucker for a pretty face, our worst habits are often the toughest to break.

If you’re struggling to come up with a creative solution to a problem maybe you need to take off your thinking cap and put on your beer goggles—or so suggests a recent study (via Time.com) on the effect imbibing alcohol has on an individual’s ability to think creatively.