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[–] • 4 pts

Since you asked I'm 82 days in.

How are you?

[–] • 1 pt

Since you asked I'm 82 days in.

82 days in or 82 beers in?

[–] • 1 pt

i was doing good until the holiday weekend. fucked up my new slow down. i've been good staying away from the hard stuff for a few years. but i drink too much beer. i stayed sober the weekdays for two weeks, but having monday off i fucked it all up.

[–] • 2 pts

My trick was to stop brewing and buying the stuff.

Can't drink what you don't have

[–] • 1 pt

That’s exactly why I caved. Well I caved cause I’m weak, but I can pass the blame to having too much downtime. Only gotta finish 8 more beers tonight and I’ll have a clean week.

[–] • 4 pts

End of this month is 2 years sober. So, pretty good!

[–] • 2 pts

fine

[–] • 4 pts

Excellent, let’s have a beer.

[–] • 2 pts

cheers

[–] • 2 pts

Room temperature Pabst for me, how’s by your?

[–] • 2 pts

Meh, I swapped for caffeine instead

[–] • 0 pt

Good for you. Too much coffee really brings out my shakes. Does it get better?

[–] • 3 pts

I get jittery and my stomach gets sour.

My problem with alcohol isn't so much excess as it was dysfunction regarding WHEN and WHY I drink, so I didn't wreck my body too badly....

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

For me my issue was drinking when I was emotionally compromised. As long as I was already in a good mood, I could drink in excess and be fine and responsible. The temptation is there when depression or other emotions trigger that reaction. Find out why your mind takes you there and change your behaviors.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Just go decaffeinated then after the morning ones decaffeinated the rest of the day.

[–] • 1 pt

Shit, decaf. Next you’ll tell me to try some nonalcoholic brews.

[–] • 1 pt

So a question, for you guys. Do you feel your consumption of alcohol is genetic?

I have a drink here or there but I cannot really get too drunk because I either fall asleep or it makes my head fuzzy and that impacts what I do for a living. Alcohol to me is a fight with my body.

When you guys are consuming alcohol, is it like eating something delicious when you are hungry and you can't stop? Meaning, you get pleasure out of it and provides a level of satisfaction in the moment?

I'm curious. I am imagining that you guys must really enjoy it to consume it to any degree, I just cannot really.

[–] • 0 pt

I don’t know what it is, but give me the choice between water or beer I’m gonna choose a 12 pack at least.

[–] • 0 pt

Really? Wow. This must be genetic. There must be some sort of circuitry that react differently from mine when alcohol is involved. My father as well couldn't really drink too many, I've never seen him drunk.

I find it interesting how alcohol can also modify human behaviour in some dramatic ways. I just get sleepy and slow. I know people whose entire personalities change after a certain amount of alcohol. The problem is I cannot tell if the alcohol is changing them or just allowing them to be them selves.

[–] • 0 pt

Who knows, maybe it is genes. I got a brother that can keep it under control. One that doesn’t drink at all, a sister who over indulges on holidays only, and another brother who thought heroin was a good idea.

[–] • 1 pt

Hung the fuck over,what do you think??

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

I believe you need to drink at least 2 more glasses of water before bed and another one at every piss you take at night to not be hungover so badly and to rehydrate your body.

[–] • 0 pt

Think, no. Just drink. That’s why we’re in this mess.

[–] • 0 pt

Used to drink 4 or 5 beers every night minimum only 2 years ago. Sometimes I'd drink till i could barely stand up. Thankfully, i saw how it was making my life worse and cold turkey quit. I only drink here and there now if I get depressed. But my last time actually drinking hard was 6 months ago. I had a tiny serving of red wine last night with dinner but thats my only drinking in the last 2 months. It feels great and I feel so much better now. Now i just need to make a life for myself. I've been working on that too.

[–] • 0 pt

For the record, the only problem I have with alcohol is I'm running low on vodka.

[–] • 1 pt

'My only drug problem, is when I run low'--Keith Richards

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

I stopped many decades ago. I was drinking to null out the past pain mostly emotional. I now can drink a beer or 2 and not want another one even telling people I've had enough and to back off if they fuck with me to celebrate more.

Now for you people here that have not got to that stage or maybe never will I congradulate you for taking control of your lives and wish you the best since alcohol is a poison and will kill you or just destroy your life eventually if let to run amoke. As Ozzy calls it Demon Alcohol since it will get you to do fucked up shit that hurts you or others when you've let it consume you full.

Keep up the great work and don't think that the drinkers still are having more fun since when sober watching really drunk friends you realize they're really stupid when drunk and are a pain in the ass since you don't know when one is going to go violent or just billigerent and getting them to not hurt someone else or end up in jail is like the world's most frustrating job.

So love the fact your liver is celebrating not dying via poison today and just live like alcohol was never invented and your life will be so much simpler for the time being. Hell get stoned, more control over yourself and relaxed and no vomiting or hangovers.

[–] • 1 pt

Beautiful. I just gotta figure out I’m not doing it tomorrow, it’s today.

[–] • 0 pt

I know it feels like a waste of money but you could try a non-alcoholic beer, which actually has a little alcohol in it, so maybe it will curb the desire and make you feel like you are really drinking.

[–] • 0 pt

I am just the one beer guy.

[–] • 0 pt

The world is coming to an end soooooooo FUCK IT! Have another.

[–] • 0 pt

Fuck you, the world’s been ending since before man discovered fermentation.

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