Lost both my parents due to alcohol. Never touched it myself due to that. I'm the only person I know that's never drank before....
But I will say, don't ever get between me and my My. Dew.....
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But I will say, don't ever get between me and my My. Dew.....
Drinking far less and smoking more for me.
O.P, good on you for being self aware...from what I have seen people find it very hard to change anything without awareness of a need for change...
O.P, good on you for being self aware...from what I have seen people find it very hard to change anything without awareness of a need for change...
After learning how to taste liquor in my mid twenties, I no longer drank to get drunk and mourned the amount of alcohol I wasted just looking to get that way.
Anything the color of Mt. Dew should not be ingested, hahaha.
I believe I am done with drinking. The 10 minutes of a slight buzz, the gross feeling, the loss of judgement, the loss of energy and productivity the next day, and the price, just isn’t worth it for me.
Smoking a pipe doesn’t do these things to me, although I can feel a bit too relaxed from it (which causes me to lose productivity), and we all know piping can quickly become an expensive habit. However, I don’t need another expensive habit that is an overall negative. Now, this isn’t me becoming like those pipe smokers that mock cigarette smokers. You are free to do what you wish, and I cannot stand most laws.
Smoking a pipe doesn’t do these things to me, although I can feel a bit too relaxed from it (which causes me to lose productivity), and we all know piping can quickly become an expensive habit. However, I don’t need another expensive habit that is an overall negative. Now, this isn’t me becoming like those pipe smokers that mock cigarette smokers. You are free to do what you wish, and I cannot stand most laws.
Is that alot? I drink by the 1.75 bottle they last about three days
I felt the same as you a couple of years ago.
I like to paraphrase Kris Kristofferson and say that the going up was no longer worth the coming down. Combined with constantly being on call for work. Drinking started to feel like a burden instead of a relief.
So I decided to take a break from alcohol to se how it felt.
It feels great! I still drink a glass of wine or two if I'm at a wedding or such, but alcohol has lost its appeal to me and I don't need or want it anymore.
If you feel like alcohol is becoming a burden I would (most humbly and without judgement) suggest trying a break or cut back to se how it feels. You can always start drinking more again if you want to and you will feel better for knowing you are able to cut back or stop if you want or need to.
I recommend the book This Naked Mind by Annie Grace. It's not preachy or any such thing, instead it's a straight forward logical discussion about what alcohol is and how we view it.
I drink a few beers daily and pipe a few times a week. My biggest vice (and the one I hate the most) is this fucking cell phone glued to my eyes and ear all day. I hate cell phones with a passion and believe they are enslaving every single one of us, making us all less human by the day ?
I don't know if you ask in jest and I don't judge but the answer to your question is yes that is a lot. You drink more in one day than what the British NHS advice as maximum amount per week.
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I guess I shouldn't add the couple of beers on top of thatI don't know if you ask in jest and I don't judge but the answer to your question is yes that is a lot. You drink more in one day than what the British NHS advice as maximum amount per week.
Alcohol units
Find out what a unit of alcohol is and how it's calculated, or use a unit calculator.
Generally in the US "moderate" levels of drinking are defined as consuming 2 drinks daily for men.
"A couple grams"???
Pretty sure I asked you this once, but are you outside vacuuming the sidewalk and waxing the driveway?
You're joking, right?
No problem, as long as I can increase the volume of each "drink" I can stay within the guidelines.
I don't think they have the Big Gulp size in mind for a drink.
Such a buzz-kill!!!!I don't think they have the Big Gulp size in mind for a drink.
I drink very sparingly. Just doesn't do much for me so I pretty much gave it up 10 years ago. I kind of like being able to drive at any time without concerns. I also like not being able to remember my last hangover.
I used to drink far too much when I was younger. I did manage to stop (don't drink anymore) but sadly I just swapped it for other addictions that were every bit as damaging. But that's another story.....
I guess everyone has their own habits and no one lives forever if I wanted to live forever I would not do half of what I have done
Every time I see your profile photo I get to humming 'A Rebours' or 'Shotter's Nation.'
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