I drank pretty much every night and only stopped because my doctor said I have high blood pressure. My Dad had two heart attacks from drinking so I thought it is best to stop now before I end up dead. However I started drinking because it makes me stop thinking, my brain just goes all dizzy and I can sit there for hours looking at my PC screen and having fun. When I'm sober I just look forward to drinking because life is so boring without it. I mean it enhances everything, I like doing any old shit when I'm pissed. Now I've stopped I don't find games on my PC fun, I'm bored all the time, TV is crap and I just can't find anything fun. All I've started doing now is eating more and putting on weight because it is something to pass the time lol. So I've found myself going to sleep and looking forward to what I'm going to eat the next day. I dunno I'm not addicted to alcohol, it's just it stops life from being boring.
Get yourself involved in something recreational to relieve stress and get your mind off alcohol. Sports are great.
At my high school, a few years ago, we had this program where every junior and senior watch a live performance outside our school about drinking and driving. It starts off as the four students were driving and drinking, then out of nowhere, or they didn't notice it, a car drove by and they had no reaction but instead hit the car and flipped. It was so realistic that the students, including me, from the crowd were shocked on what had happened. Two people just laid in the car while one leaves and starts screaming and calling for help. Two cop cars, an ambulance, and a fire truck all came and tried to save the driver, as he is the other who was still alive, for the moment. Some of the students started crying, it was so dramatic that even I had tears. Then minutes later, parents were sent to the scene. Some friends of the students in the car were there too, they too were frightened. The parent's of the driver were told that their son had died with loss of blood and couldn't recover. In the end, every one of the students were shocked. The performance was well executed and later they talked us about drinking and driving, mainly talking about the use of alcohol and how it can damage our lives. I always thought I would be drinking but never had I tried a sip. It was that live performance made me realize there are other things we can do that does not need for drinking, drink a soda or do other things that might not relate to drinking alcohol. Even though it wasn't real, it seemed very real as all of us were watching. It's just something I like to share..
It ain't a great sign if your idea of a good time is getting wasted while staring at a computer screen.
I only drink water, tea, and horchata. Never had an alcoholic beverage in my life. Very good advice. Not only are recreational activities good for you, but they can keep your mind off of your bad habits.
Err, no. In moderation, it is good. It relieves stress, and red wine contains antioxidants which can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
haha. yea, no kidding. im 27, and up until 3 years ago, i was a moderate social drinker. one day, i woke up and realized that alcohol (and drugs in general) are a huge waste of money, but more importantly, an even bigger waste of life. dude, i would suggest you take up excercising and maybe some counciling for youre depression. its not going to get better on its own. if you cant get a handle on it, you may wake up in 20-30 years, realizing you have nothing to show for your life, but a seriously f***ed liver
I understand where you're coming from .... I'm sitting here with my Vodka and Soda and chewing on an olive as I type this. I used to enjoy it too much but now I just do enough to relax a little but not trash my liver. I also used to love to do hallucinogenic drugs but now I can get the same high from electronic instruments like the Korg Wavedrum .... it's all just a matter of evolving I guess. And then of course there's the iPhone and the iPod Touch ....
Meh. I have a beer every now and then, maybe a mixed drink once in a while, and I do keep a bottle of Bailey's handy to add to coffee. On the whole though I don't find I need alcohol for anything. I get on without it just fine. I enjoy it once in a while but rarely something I seek out. But then I have too many things I like to do, so life is just never boring to begin with.
