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re: Adjusting to drinking not being in your life.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:21 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:21 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I gave up the regular drinking almost two years ago. I'll have a glass of wine every once in a while and had a beer when I went to a baseball game earlier this year. It's been liberating and been a huge net positive in my life.
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Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:23 pm to lsu777
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if you are a professional and 26 and getting drunk as frick all the time….yea you have a problem.
I wouldn't call 4-5 times a year all the time though
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:26 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Why is it so bad for some people on here to admit drinking makes things more fun in certain situations?
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:31 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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How did you make the switch?
I just quit. I had a lot of good reasons and one was that the hangovers were long and hard enough that the fun before just wasn’t worth it anymore. I had zero problems quitting on my own but realize a lot of people, perhaps most people, need group support.
Eta that I feel much better and still do the same things I did before and some things I couldn’t do well when i was wasted
This post was edited on 12/12/22 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:34 pm to lsu777
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I did say married with kids but even if not, if you are a professional and 26 and getting drunk as frick all the time….yea you have a problem.
married with kids at 25 is a decreasing demographic.
A 25-year-old normal, social and decent career dude is probably going out every single weekend. That includes ones with girlfriends, who might end up drinking more cause lunches/brunch turn into long day drinking days.
The only people i know that got married at/before 25 are aggies and a lot of them are already working on their second marriage
Posted on 12/12/22 at 12:35 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I’ve quit for over a year now. Life changing. It was only beer but was way too much and affected every faze of my life and my families. I’ve grown to 200 lbs and feel great everyday. People irl really like me now.. my habits have changed quite a bit though.but in a good way. My 1st real test was the Garth concert. Tailgates everywhere and availability was all over. But made it through that and I think that was the turning point in stating sober.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:14 pm to jchamil
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if you are a professional and 26 and getting drunk as frick all the time….yea you have a problem.
I wouldn't call 4-5 times a year all the time though
I wouldn't call 4-5 times a year all the time. But I would call having a hangover every other weekend a bit of a problem. I mean at 25, if you're single and have money, not too bad. But by the time you hit 30, that every other weekend hangover shouldn't still be hanging on.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:17 pm to LaLadyinTx
what exactly are we saying constitutes a hangover?
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:21 pm to Dire Wolf
quote:27 year old bankers should be in the gym or studying the blade on saturday nights
A 25-year-old normal, social and decent career dude is probably going out every single weekend. That includes ones with girlfriends, who might end up drinking more cause lunches/brunch turn into long day drinking days.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:28 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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27 year old bankers should be in the gym or studying the blade on saturday nights
Or mastering the blockchain.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:30 pm to DmitriKaramazov
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There is one thing in particular I miss: drunk sex. People (especially women) are less inhibited when they drink.
Yes, this is the one downfall to stopping drinking. That said, towards the end of my drinking, my sloppy drunk arse wasn’t getting laid anyway.
But as a single man. I do kinda miss being able to go out and have a ‘a drink’ with a female. I’ve lost that privilege though.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:33 pm to BK Lounge
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Try weed bro
Don't do it! After 15 years, I smoked a blunt, which was back in 2015, and I'm hooked on it now. I actually hate that I smoke so much.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:47 pm to BK Lounge
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You’re not the first person ive heard say this, but i dont get it.. Why must there be some type of ‘crutch’ just to get thru the day ? To be clear, even though weed isnt my thing, i dont have an issue with it, and i think it should be legal.. and i love coffee, have a couple cups every morning to perk me up- so i guess that could be considered a ‘crutch’.. but if someone is struggling w/alcohol, im not sure the answer is replacing it with weed, i think it’s probably better to find some other, healthy type of obsession/addiction to occupy ur time with . Just my opinion .
I'm kind of on the fence with this. It makes perfect sense to ask this, but it's also true that life can just be boring, tedious, scary, etc. and drugs help some people put these things out-of-mind. While it's far better to address root causes than to dull the pain and anxiety, that's not always possible.
This same attitude kind of drove a wedge between me and Evangelical Christianity. There's this notion that once you're saved, you're just high on Jesus 24/7 and you just wouldn't even know what to do with a glass of whiskey or a piece of arse anymore. I don't buy it.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:50 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I quit in my early thirties when the hangovers were not worth ruining a weekend. I couldn't tell you the last time I drank. Now I wonder why I thought being intoxicated was fun.
Life is full of fun stuff to do without drinking. Enjoy the moments you spend outdoors, or with your kids. If you go into a situation where everyone is drinking, get a glass of water with ice and squeeze a piece of lime into it. Then mingle around and you will realize how unattractive drunk people are and the stupid things they say. Then think of how many times that person was you.
Life is full of fun stuff to do without drinking. Enjoy the moments you spend outdoors, or with your kids. If you go into a situation where everyone is drinking, get a glass of water with ice and squeeze a piece of lime into it. Then mingle around and you will realize how unattractive drunk people are and the stupid things they say. Then think of how many times that person was you.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:52 pm to Dire Wolf
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A 25-year-old normal, social and decent career dude is probably going out every single weekend. That includes ones with girlfriends, who might end up drinking more cause lunches/brunch turn into long day drinking days.
Successful people don’t do this shite
Posted on 12/12/22 at 1:59 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Many of you have been in recovery and stopped drinking because it was killing you. I’m not talking about that.
but...
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Putting alcohol down is easier than putting ALL the activities I enjoyed that involved or led to alcohol
hmmm...
Posted on 12/12/22 at 2:00 pm to DCtiger1
quote:how do you define "successful" and what does a successful 25 year old look like?
Successful people don’t do this shite
Posted on 12/12/22 at 2:03 pm to USMEagles
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I'm kind of on the fence with this. It makes perfect sense to ask this, but it's also true that life can just be boring, tedious, scary, etc. and drugs help some people put these things out-of-mind. While it's far better to address root causes than to dull the pain and anxiety, that's not always possible. This same attitude kind of drove a wedge between me and Evangelical Christianity. There's this notion that once you're saved, you're just high on Jesus 24/7 and you just wouldn't even know what to do with a glass of whiskey or a piece of arse anymore. I don't buy it.
I think youre mixing up a lot of different concepts.. it sounds like ur tying in sobriety with Christianity and celibacy.. i cant speak for anyone else, but even though i dont drink anymore or do drugs- i am also agnostic (ie i think organized religion is a crock of shite) and i love getting laid…. Matter of fact, when i was younger i had a few episodes of not being able to “perform”, and it was almost always attributable to drinking too much alcohol.. It’s easy to say moderation is key, but for some of us, the word ‘moderation’ doesnt exist…. As far as life being tedious and boring, just try finding some interesting hobbies and get laid as much as possible , that’ll help alleviate the boredom .
Posted on 12/12/22 at 2:06 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Never was a drinker so i dont need it all so no adjusting for me.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 2:08 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I have decided to severely limit my alcohol consumption (even more than I already to) for 2023.
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