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Anyone else struggle with booze?

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    jon-nyc
    wrote 24 days ago last edited by jon-nyc
    #26

    Though one point of pride for me is I’m just as capable of being an asshole sober as drunk.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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      24 days ago

      Though one point of pride for me is I’m just as capable of being an asshole sober as drunk.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote 24 days ago last edited by
      #27

      @jon-nyc hahaha

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        mark
        wrote 24 days ago last edited by
        #28

        I am a one drink and done type. Usually Scotch or Bourbon with a fine cigar.

        I do this only on nice weather weekends starting Friday after work then again on Saturday night. On occasion, I will do Sunday evening as well.

        In the winter months I do not imbibe. It is 100% a nice weather, weekend thing.

        I never feel bad the next day. I do feel very tired after that one drink.

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          bachophile
          wrote 24 days ago last edited by
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          i like beer but i dont drink more than a pint (here we would call it 500 ml) because its just becomes too much liquid sloshing around. thats maybe once a week at dinner

          as for wine, when we (the mrs and I) open a bottle of wine at dinner, we wil usually finish it before bed, i just dont put wine in the fridge ever, once its uncorked its drunk, thats maybe once a week.

          dont really do cocktails or anything else, although i get so much whiskey as gifts from patients but dont really use it that often.

          i think the last time i was "drunk" to the point of silliness was in college. and thats a long time ago.

          so i dont think i have any alcohol issues...if i dont drink at all during the week i dont really give it a thought.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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            You guys have persuaded me. I'm going to start just having one beer on Friday's and Saturdays from now on.

            Link to video

            I was only joking

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              jodi
              wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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              I rarely drink alcohol now. At some point, your body just isn’t happy with it anymore - for me, even just one drink, two for sure (especially wine) can trigger a migraine, or can make me feel under the weather the next day - it doesn’t always happen, but it happens enough that it’s just not worth it. I love beer and wine, but I don’t like wasting a day anymore. I drink NA beer or soda water when I want something cold and fizzy now. The saddest part is - when you no longer drink - you start to notice how many of your friends and relatives really do have issues with alcohol - even though they manage to function during the day.

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                LuFins Dad
                wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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                I’ve been able to curb my alcohol habit by injecting heroine. I’m down to just 2 glasses of beer a week!

                The Brad

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                  23 days ago

                  I’ve been able to curb my alcohol habit by injecting heroine. I’m down to just 2 glasses of beer a week!

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                  jodi
                  wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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                  @LuFins-Dad said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                  I’ve been able to curb my alcohol habit by injecting heroine. I’m down to just 2 glasses of beer a week!

                  😄😄😄

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                    Axtremus
                    wrote 23 days ago last edited by
                    #34

                    How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

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                      23 days ago

                      How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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                      @Axtremus said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                      How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

                      .00004 COVIDS.

                      The Brad

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                        23 days ago

                        @Axtremus said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                        How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

                        .00004 COVIDS.

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                        Mik
                        wrote 23 days ago last edited by
                        #36

                        @LuFins-Dad haahaha

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          23 days ago

                          @Axtremus said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                          How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

                          .00004 COVIDS.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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                          @LuFins-Dad said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                          @Axtremus said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                          How much heroine do you need to hold the "two beers a week" baseline?

                          .00004 COVIDS.

                          How much is that in Scaramuccis?

                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                            Klaus
                            wrote 23 days ago last edited by
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                            @89th Sounds like you are slowly loosing control. Get back in the driver seat. It's dangerous.

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                              89th
                              wrote 22 days ago last edited by
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                              Agreed. One of my grandpas was an alcoholic, not a pretty sight. For me, it's the first time all day (around 9pm) when I'm not working or with kids, so it's easy to go into relaaaaaax mode and enjoy the feeling. That being said, last night I went to be a tad earlier and had good sleep, and feel great this morning. Like @Horace says, I should chase this feeling instead, it's great.

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                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote 22 days ago last edited by
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                                Just don't get back in the driver's seat after 3 beers

                                I was only joking

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                                  blondie
                                  wrote 22 days ago last edited by blondie
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                                  There are entire chunks of my kid’s childhood I can’t recall. I don’t know if it’s due to stress, exhaustion, or hangovers, but it bugs me when I hear “Hey, do you remember when …”, and I have zero recollection of certain vacations, parties, school events, Christmases, birthdays. Everyone else remembers but me 😞

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                                    There are entire chunks of my kid’s childhood I can’t recall. I don’t know if it’s due to stress, exhaustion, or hangovers, but it bugs me when I hear “Hey, do you remember when …”, and I have zero recollection of certain vacations, parties, school events, Christmases, birthdays. Everyone else remembers but me 😞

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                                    Axtremus
                                    wrote 22 days ago last edited by
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                                    @blondie said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                                    There are entire chunks of my kid’s childhood I can’t recall.

                                    Reminds me of some jokes that old people tell, something along the line of "if you remember the 60s (or 70s), you didn't live it."

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote 14 days ago last edited by LuFins Dad 14 days ago
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                                      A few days before @89th posted this, I had decided that I needed to dig in on some weight loss, and a part of that was going to be putting the beer down for a while. Even the low carb/lite stuff adds up... I also figured that meant whiskey, too, since (to paraphrase @Horace ) I choose the first whiskey and the whiskey chooses the beer chaser. So today marks 2 weeks dry. I can't really point to feeling any better in the mornings, but I've not been as tired at night, and my digestive health has been better (reflux and such). I've lost about 8 pounds so far. I'm thinking that I'll go for a dry June at least, with the possible exception of a glass of whiskey with Luke on Father's Day...

                                      The Brad

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                                        89th
                                        wrote 14 days ago last edited by
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                                        Good for you dude! I’ll do it with you. I had a couple Moscow mules the other night that were delicious but once again I was dragging in the morning. Plus as I use the Mist app to track calories via AI, it really shows how I’m on target until 9pm and then if I drink/snack that’s where the excess kicks in.

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                                          14 days ago

                                          Good for you dude! I’ll do it with you. I had a couple Moscow mules the other night that were delicious but once again I was dragging in the morning. Plus as I use the Mist app to track calories via AI, it really shows how I’m on target until 9pm and then if I drink/snack that’s where the excess kicks in.

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                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote 14 days ago last edited by
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                                          @89th said in Anyone else struggle with booze?:

                                          Good for you dude! I’ll do it with you. I had a couple Moscow mules the other night that were delicious but once again I was dragging in the morning. Plus as I use the Mist app to track calories via AI, it really shows how I’m on target until 9pm and then if I drink/snack that’s where the excess kicks in.

                                          That’s the danger time… Kids are in bed, let’s grab a beer to relax…Then you finish that one and there’s 15 minutes left in the show… Have a second? Why not? I’m not driving anywhere… While you’re grabbing that second beer, you notice that bag of chips in the pantry…

                                          The Brad

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