re: Pondering being a quitter. Drinking.

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When I was in my 20's and 30's I was constantly harassed at parties for not drinking. I'd be there, having a great time, laughing and joking, and someone is constantly insisting I drink. WTF? A bunch of pussies who need everyone in lockstep in order to feel validated?

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I’ve never understood it either. Always envied people who can have a good time with drinkers and not drink. Drinkers just piss me off when I am sober.

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Lol!

This is true. I drink about twice a week, usually 1-3 drinks and I still feel that's too often.

If I drank 4-5 nights a week, even just one or two drinks I'd feel like arse.

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exactly. and the guy telling me "dont get out much do you"

well that makes sense if you are young and single. but most on here and are tlaking about debilitating hangovers...that usually means 30 somethings at least.

WTF is someone in there 30s doing drinking 5 times a week? I mean its one thing if its 1 glass of wine with dinner, but thats prolly excessive too. But IMO even if its a whiskey a night its way too much.

people on the OT wanna talk about fat acceptance, then come on here and pretend drinking 500+ in calories 5 times a week is normal. Talk about how weed releives pain. THey are in fricking pain cause they are fat as frick.

Same OT complains about kids being raised like shite now a days. Yet, they come home and drink 5 times a week.

OT complains about people being trashy, yet thinks drinking 5 times a week is normal and if you dont do that....you dont get out much.

OT needs to realize they are the fat, trashy, & bad parenting fricks they like to critize.

If you have Family/kids and you are consistently going out during the week to friends or drinking consistently 5 times a week...you are trashy as frick. If you are drinking 500+ calories a week in alcohol....99% chance you are a fat frick. If you are drinking 1-3 drinks 5 times a week....99% chance you are a terrible parent.

to the comment about getting out much...yea i do get out. I get my arse outside and play with my kids in the yard, bring them to practices, hit the gym, ride bikes as a family around the neighborhood.

if its a friday or saturday...have at it, but no reason to get plastered. Its fine to get drunk once a month or so, but even getting drunk drunk every weekend is too damn much.

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I have found that I much more enjoy a smaller number of high quality drinks to downing 15-20 beers for a game now, which has bled into most drinking events/situations now. I like collecting/learning about bourbon and tequilla, and I always feel like a dumbass if I get hammered on something good, so It further makes me want to drink less and savor more. I have definitely had the same inner conversation with myself recently as well.

I went to rehab last year. Wad drinking all day, like vodka at 7 am till i passed out 7 days a week.

Had some slips but just hit 150 days sober yesterday. You definitely have to retrain your brain as you can do all the same things without drinking as I used to think the same thing. I still hunt and fish and its actually way better without the hangovers. The mornings seem brighter and sunrises seem better.

It’s hard to believe someone who is 50 typed your post with a straight face

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this is the gayest

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mikelbr

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checks out

Fortunately the Javonte juice was flowing!

The older I get, the worse I feel when/after I drink. I really haven't drank much over the last 2 years. Have contemplated quitting completely. It wouldn't be hard for me to do, except for a couple occasions a year.

Alcoholism is a thief in the night. Please consider quitting while you’re ahead.