Beer makes me fat and bloated. I like a whiskey, but rarely have 2. I’m not an addict personality though. I quit for 17 years when I was younger, just to prove I could without issue. That moved me past the social drinking thing.
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Giving up booze.
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Heavy drinking for wayyyyy too many years on top of work related demons on top of, whatever, it doesn't matter. Making coffee one morning and my brain shut off. Like flipping a switch shut off. Got the fancy ride to the ER and when all was said and done, the medical team 5 days later told me in no uncertain terms either I cease consumption of adult beverages or die. Simple. It has been 1,731 days and counting since my last adult beverage. I will forever have health problems because of my self indulgence. I am sitting about 8 feet from my liquor cabinet and can cheat whenever I choose to, but I choose to not make that choice. I thought I was a moderate or social drinker. I was not. And it damn near killed me.
There's a big difference between quit because I felt like it and quit because I was drinking myself to death.
I have a beer or a bourbon when I feel like it. But I'll go weeks without. Our bar probably has $2k of liquor that hasn't been looked at since New Year's.
But, I have a buddy that was found unconscious next to a pile of puke in his shop driveway at 10am. He was sober at 9am... He went straight to a voluntary inpatient facility for a month at the "request" of his wife.
So, I've seen what it does if you get out of control. He was always one to finish an entire 30 rack once opened. Turns out a few stresses like a new business and losing a kid took that to the level of 2 bottles of whiskey a day.
I have a beer or a bourbon when I feel like it. But I'll go weeks without. Our bar probably has $2k of liquor that hasn't been looked at since New Year's.
But, I have a buddy that was found unconscious next to a pile of puke in his shop driveway at 10am. He was sober at 9am... He went straight to a voluntary inpatient facility for a month at the "request" of his wife.
So, I've seen what it does if you get out of control. He was always one to finish an entire 30 rack once opened. Turns out a few stresses like a new business and losing a kid took that to the level of 2 bottles of whiskey a day.
I'm dry now for 3 months. Quit cold turkey, didn't have any problems doing so. Having said that, I deeply empathize with those that struggle to quit. That could be me quite easily. I just got lucky. For that, I am grateful.
I quit the sticks in 2005 the same way. I have not cheated once and have not "snuck" a cigarette ever. I figure that once I do, everything falls apart and all that work I put into quitting goes down the drain. I look at booze the same way. There are some wines and Belgian beers that I miss, but not enough to risk falling off the wagon. I do not want to go back to the way things were.
I'm almost 69 years old now. I owned 2 liquor/tobacco stores up till a couple years ago. Watched it ruin people's lives. My wife and I would discuss which customer would be the next to die. Wasn't hard to tell. Nothing bad about a person having one or two cold beers after work. My dad was a 2 beer drinker most of his adult life before dying. He'd come home, get a beer out of the fridge in the garage on his way into the house, drink it, shower and have another. That was it. Once in awhile going out to the elks dancing he'd have a few more. Only knew him to be intoxicated a couple times in his life, and then if you didn't know him , you wouldn't have seen it. Myself, i was an alcoholic by the time I was in my early 20's, started drinking steady at age 15. Quit in my early 30's , it was that or lose my family. Went thru the DT's at home, took almost 2 weeks, looking back i know it was only with Gods help i made it. Learned what they meant by "one day at a time". Stayed sober the next 2 years , then slowly started again, but promised my wife i'd never get drunk again, stayed true to that promise for the next 35 years, bar one new years eve at a friends. 2 years ago, i drank a couple beers playing cards with my nephews at our family get together at thanksgiving then quit for good. Wasn't having a problem with it, just knew I didn't need it. Glass had a spash of Crown and the rest was coke. All that did was wake me up in the middle of the night and i didn't need the sugar. Didn't bother me in the least quitting. Have several thousand dollars worth of alcohol in the basement, some pretty valuable, as when i sold my last store, i dropped my price $10,000 to get it sold, so i loaded up a bunch and stuck it in my basement. Figure it might come in handy trading someday. I"m also a strong Christian, and God has said in the Bible, "I'll allow no drunkards into my kingdom of heaven" my dads in heaven and i want to see him again. Good enough reason for me. For those of you still fighting the battle, stay strong, you can do it
Some days it can be 5 minutes at a time. After I got out of rehab, my ex told me if I ever drank again that I would never see her again. Things got bad between us and I thought about getting shit faced to see if that would help get rid of her. The thought of not being able to stop is what kept me sober. Your mind can be your worst enemy if you get inside of your brain.
I quit drinking mid/late 80's . DWI. Got prosecution/penalties deferred for a couple years if I behaved myself, and decided it best not to get in trouble again.
I'd probably be dead if I hadn't. Did a lot of stupid shit and got my ass kicked a time or two for being too mouthy. I'm much too old for that now, and honestly don't miss it.
I'd probably be dead if I hadn't. Did a lot of stupid shit and got my ass kicked a time or two for being too mouthy. I'm much too old for that now, and honestly don't miss it.
