I want to give up Alcohol.

In the alchemist the boy meets many people in his journey through life, these people have a special message to give him. I remember talking to a man in the swimming baths he said that he had given up drinking and it had stopped his depression, he was very fit for his age. He was a artist a painter. I always become depressed the day after drinking and it lasts for a few days. Not to mention my energy levels are so low as well.