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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Aug 9, 2022 19:48:19 GMT
Kinda just mixed emotions, like whatever. |
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Post by minimatt on Aug 9, 2022 19:53:05 GMT
Moping up the leftovers tonight, nothing like a Pimm's with terribly flat lemonade, 4 day old (opened by accident) cocktail in a can, 5 day old rose wine, eish, cheap night though. "We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can." |
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Post by Danno on Aug 9, 2022 20:22:55 GMT
Kinda just mixed emotions, like whatever. Sounds like something you should never ever drink |
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Post by dfunked on Aug 9, 2022 20:24:41 GMT
Eesh?
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Post by drhickman1983 on Aug 22, 2022 11:24:29 GMT
Feel like shit, ended up drinking 3 strong beers and too much whisky. Not even sure what I was doing, listening to music and watching absolute dribble on YouTube.
Then slept through my alarm and woke up at 9.15. had a work call at 09.30 so guess at least that made me decision to WFH today.
And now a headache and general feeling of resentment and self-loathing.
Not a good night......
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2022 12:07:08 GMT
Ouch. This is what keeps me off the booze. I just can't hack feeling like that any more. I had a few drinks last weekend - only a couple of beers on sat then a couple of glasses of wine on Sunday. Ended up feeling spaced out and fucked on Monday and really fucking low all day.
Back on the wagon I went this weekend and apart from the monday blues, I feel much better.
Fuck it. it's not worth it any more.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Aug 22, 2022 12:27:38 GMT
I'm inclined to agree.
I think it's easier for me to just stop than it is to drink in moderation. Maybe I should just limit myself to actual events, like holidays etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2022 12:39:45 GMT
I went on to alcohol free stuff for a month or so then I found that I could just go without completely. Last weekend was me just seeing if I still felt the same once I had a few drinks and, yes, I did. So that's me happy to can it again.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2022 14:25:32 GMT
I'm inclined to agree. I think it's easier for me to just stop than it is to drink in moderation. Maybe I should just limit myself to actual events, like holidays etc. Yeah, same issue here. One drink is never one drink. I really need to just quit full stop. |
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Post by dfunked on Aug 22, 2022 16:20:42 GMT
Aye, same. I need to start to control acid reflux and one of the most obvious quick fixes I could do is just stop drinking. Already at weekends only, but yeah it's pretty rare that I just have one or two then.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 11, 2022 16:27:15 GMT
I've not been drunk for nearly a week. And only had one small beer in that time.
There are two wolves inside me. One wants to remain sober and doesn't want to risk feeling hungover tomorrow, and is concerned at the empty calories.
The other wants to get a bit drunk. Not like, totally hammered but 4 or 5 beers worth.
Not sure how the wolves ended up inside me in the first place. I think there was a transporter accident, so it's all O'Brien's fault.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 13, 2022 1:40:03 GMT
I go to pub trivia once a week, and that's about all the drinking I plan to do.
The slight problem with that plan is that we're a team of two, sometimes three, and we often win. And the prize is booze. So I've basically got a cupboard with beer in it that I probably won't drink. I guess I can host people for a party or something.
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Post by khanivor on Sept 13, 2022 3:19:26 GMT
We do trivia night on Wednesday at Alehouse I’m working at.
No drinking fir me as I’m in the kitchen. We only started doing the trivia as a team when I started a few weeks back. We are already building a legend. Funny that first week we won and hardly no one clapped. They were all like wait wtf?
No wonder y’all lost. Not clapping the folks making your food when you come back next week. Stupid cunts.
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Post by Lizard on Sept 13, 2022 3:20:25 GMT
Last two posts belong in the Not Drinking Enough Thread.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 13, 2022 3:31:01 GMT
Well, my current arrangement is a result of my drinking too much. Like others, I just don't have the tolerance for it anymore. Even a few drinks are enough for me to feel rough for the entire next day.
That and I started drinking as a result of stressful things happening at work and in life. Which I know is 100% not healthy, but my brain started telling me "hey, you had a hard day, you should have a drink now!", conveniently forgetting what happened the last time.
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Post by dfunked on Sept 25, 2022 11:40:44 GMT
Fairly recently back from a two week holiday where I drank every single day (tried not to one day but caved in by 5ish). Plus I drank a couple of days beforehand and a couple after, so 18+ days on the trot, which is a fucking scary number to admit to!
Definitely feels like I've reached a turning point, as aside from feeling like absolute shit I've been having bad acid reflux despite taking omeprazole twice a day, and I really can't afford to keep that up.
Last drink was Wednesday (after Monday and Tuesday off too) and I'm pretty committed to stopping for good this time around. As wanky as it sounds, one day at a time really does help. The stopdrinking subreddit has also been a fantastic source of support so far and I'd definitely recommend checking in there if you're trying to give up too.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 25, 2022 11:50:08 GMT
I had one of those weird nights where I was playing a gig, and I had 2 pints and a mini smoke to settle into it. Gig was about 2 hours and I think I had 2 more over that two hour period. Because I was playing, the adrenaline keeps me relatively sober. However, what stood out was a lot of mates came for the gig and I saw them at the start then obviously didn't see them till the end. My god, they were fucking hammered! It was a really weird thing. I'm just sitting down with a pint, exhilarated but exhausted and I had no energy to compete with them. It was both hilarious and also sobering to watch! Saying that, I'm having a few later  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2022 8:25:05 GMT
Fairly recently back from a two week holiday where I drank every single day (tried not to one day but caved in by 5ish). Plus I drank a couple of days beforehand and a couple after, so 18+ days on the trot, which is a fucking scary number to admit to! Definitely feels like I've reached a turning point, as aside from feeling like absolute shit I've been having bad acid reflux despite taking omeprazole twice a day, and I really can't afford to keep that up. Last drink was Wednesday (after Monday and Tuesday off too) and I'm pretty committed to stopping for good this time around. As wanky as it sounds, one day at a time really does help. The stopdrinking subreddit has also been a fantastic source of support so far and I'd definitely recommend checking in there if you're trying to give up too. One day at a time. Yeah. That old adage really does work. I'm at that point where I've not drank for months - the longest period in my adult life - and there have been a few times recently, with everything that's been going on - where I've nearly caved. Just to then make it through that day has been the goal and that's what makes it work. Just to make it to bed time without one and then by the following day, the urge has passed. I'll be quite happy never to touch another drop for the rest of my life and I know there will be times that it's going to be really tough but if the goal is just to make it to the end of the day each time, I reckon I can do that.
Welcome back btw.
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Post by dfunked on Sept 28, 2022 8:56:51 GMT
One week down now which is the best I've managed in a long time. Worked until quite late on Saturday and the temptation to just crack a beer at the end was pretty fucking strong!
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Post by quadfather on Sept 28, 2022 9:05:16 GMT
Has Wunty deleted his account?
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Post by Dougs on Sept 28, 2022 9:11:14 GMT
Looks like it
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Post by drhickman1983 on Oct 3, 2022 8:30:20 GMT
Actually had a whole week without drinking, which is the longest I've been without a drink for probably years.
(I did have four cans of "alcohol free" beer at my games night, which were 0.5% so I guess I technically still had some).
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Post by dfunked on Oct 3, 2022 8:47:30 GMT
Second weekend down for me and certainly getting easier.
Probably helps that I've been putting the money I would've spent into a savings account every time I get the urge.
"Oooh, Woodford reserve for £23!" - £23 straight into savings.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 3, 2022 8:56:05 GMT
I drank far too much this weekend so I think I am going to have next weekend off. Need a breather. And frankly to save some cash.
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Post by quadfather on Oct 3, 2022 9:01:55 GMT
I drank every day over the weekend as normal, but didn't go mental. I just prefer early doors drinking a few pints after work and then that's kinda enough for me to plod along with.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 3, 2022 9:03:40 GMT
As mentioned in this thread ad finitum, it's wine that is my downfall. Beer and gin I get full/bored of after a couple. Wine is a different thing though and before I know it, there's a bottle gone.
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Post by quadfather on Oct 3, 2022 9:06:51 GMT
Yeah, that's the thing, I stick to cider religiously. I have a drinks cabinet with various wines and spirits in but just don't drink them. People coming round can have those. And while we normally just have a few social drinks regularly, it's the wine drinkers that tend to get smashed / go over the top. It's always those that have a hard time the next day.
I think mixing drinks / stronger drinks is where it goes messy.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 10, 2022 11:40:13 GMT
18 days and 3 weekends down now and finding it gets much easier. Haven't ventured to a pub yet mind you, which I'm sure will be the real test.
I think one of witchking's old posts is partially responsible for this effort, which will probably be the first time in my adult life I've gone a month without drinking. Just the mention of alcohol as a poison (if I'm even remembering correctly) stuck with me. I'm still only a short way into reading 'this naked mind', but can definitely relate to that comment a lot more now, and have started really believing that rather than taking the information on and shoving it to the back of my mind somewhere.
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Post by khanivor on Oct 10, 2022 19:00:07 GMT
Second weekend down for me and certainly getting easier. Probably helps that I've been putting the money I would've spent into a savings account every time I get the urge. "Oooh, Woodford reserve for £23!" - £23 straight into savings. That’s a capital idea I just need to be able to send it to someone else’s saving account. My own is an instant ‘transfer money’ away from being spent |
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Post by ekz on Oct 11, 2022 0:06:42 GMT
18 days and 3 weekends down now and finding it gets much easier. Haven't ventured to a pub yet mind you, which I'm sure will be the real test. I think one of witchking's old posts is partially responsible for this effort, which will probably be the first time in my adult life I've gone a month without drinking. Just the mention of alcohol as a poison (if I'm even remembering correctly) stuck with me. I'm still only a short way into reading 'this naked mind', but can definitely relate to that comment a lot more now, and have started really believing that rather than taking the information on and shoving it to the back of my mind somewhere. Congratulations mate. It genuinely does just get easier. Clocked in 3 months sober on first of October, and just had a night at the pub for my birthday and although I very much wanted a few pints it was easy to push to the back of my mind without a racing heart and heat flush and accompanying anxiety attack. Mind, I'm only just now starting to slightly feel any health benefits from it but life just feels smoother now. Keep going and well done, sober life isn't so bad eh. |
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