You can just quit drinking
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It's so true, but so many people think you have a problem if you don't drink. It's such a psych-op.
Itās funny, thatās definitely the impression I got too. But everyone Iāve told so far has been very supportive and 9 out of 10 have said some version of āI may need to do that toā. I think itās a generational shift, like how so few people who came of age during the Depression and the War drank
Provided you make exceptions for a small amount on Sunday mornings. #DoThisInRemembranceOfMe
You can just control your alcohol consumption and still have fun.
I prefer this method. But best to minimize it for sure.
If it works for you, you do you. Iāve just gotten tired of trying to āmanageā something my body does not need for reasons I couldnāt really articulate
Not drinking at all is the healthiest choice. Havenāt gotten there myself yet. There seems to be something in our genetics that craves it.
Itās an addictive substance, no mystery, the more you consume the more your body overcompensates for its presence and the more you need to get the same high. The more you take the more the addiction grows. No one has it āunder controlā so much as they just havenāt had as much as others.
Everyone is different. I know that advice like this leads down a dark path for me personally, I've lived the proof, and an currently recovering from an attempt at control. We all have a different path through life.
Having more energy, free time, money, and clarity is what I consider āfunā
Yeah anybody who doesn't understand addiction just doesn't understand, that controlling your drinking/drug use just isn't possible.
Yeah, addictive substances are addictive substances. Iām happy some people have never left and will never leave the shallow end of the pool, but itās a dangerous game either way
Congrats on 8 days brother, sobriety brought me the greatest happiness I have ever known. My wife and family, places to live, financial stability, etc. plus the inner peace and mental clarity can't be beaten. I still smoke weed but I don't consider that a drug, been sober for 3 years with minor slips here and there.
Congrats dude!
FWIW Weed scores near zero on the total harm scale. Whereas alcohol beats our heroin and crack to top the list
If you think being stupider, fatter, poorer, lazier, and sadder (even in very small doses) is fun
And no, by definition, you canāt always control your alcohol consumption. Once you cross a certain threshold, youāre not in control anymore, no matter who you are
Never touched a drop. I donāt think Iām missing anything.
Maybe I am, but iād rather stay ignorant and not risk all the costs that might come with liking it too much
It tastes bad and makes you stupider, fatter, poorer and sadder. Youāre not missing anything!
What if you are not a āquitterā?
You just have to decide you want to remember the good times instead of deliberately forgetting them or making them fuzzy.
Am not drinking for 1,5 month. Just because