It changed me, in fact, probably saved me from an early GRAVE!
You see, I was stupid in my late teens, as I took up cigarettes, but then, in my early 20's, I wanted to buy a large telescope. Big problem, didn't have the money. My then wife said that if I gave up cigarettes and also stopped drinking to save for the scope, I could buy it. It was hard, but I did it and bought an 8" Newtonian on an equatorial mount. Great scope too.
The upshot is, I never returned to smoking and remained a very moderate drinker, for nearly 37 years, so far. After saving so quickly for my first big scope, and it was big in those days, I realised how much more money I would have by not returning to the twin demons! In fact, not long after that I bought my first house and my then wife and I both worked and paid it off in 4 1/2 years. But then, she left me for a mate and is now married to him, thank God!
Never married again either, but I now have some nice consolation prizes that I wouldn't have been able to afford otherwise!!!!!
So, my interest in astronomy probably saved my life.
