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Alcohol, hints, tips, advice etc.
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dronefromsector7G
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Not bad mate. Thinking of the £930 refund and hundreds saved on spending money. Come tomorrow morning when I wake up and it’s pissing down I’ll probably be crying****, just felt like saying it and you popped up :-) you both well I take it
I wish I shared this opinion. I'd love to stop I really would. It's all or nothing for me.
It’s just too social for me.
Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of booze, quantity and types, but it just makes me want to be elsewhere, doing other things.
Theres no benefit in my life to being leathered on the sofa, I’d just be asleep, hungover or bored.
Barbecue weather and a few mates I’m all for it, I also think being quite fitness driven plays a part and is more of a vice for me.
andyhinch
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Retirement is bliss, every days like Sunday, que MES ;-)Not bad mate. Thinking of the £930 refund and hundreds saved on spending money. Come tomorrow morning when I wake up and it’s pissing down I’ll probably be crying
Thanks Andy. I've given up before but as soon as I try a couple I'm back on it worse than ever. I think the cure for me is to sack it off completely.Best advice is just walk away from real life for a bit, turn your phone off think about what’s important to you, pm me if you want, I’ve been there and got the tee shirt to prove it, the downward spiral into depression gets you first then complete organ failure, it does make you think
andyhinch
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In the long and distant passed, I’m good but I know what it’s likeFucking hell hinchy. How are you now mate? You controlling it? I was doing a litre of vodka plus lager. Hope you're OK mate
Alcohism has nothing to do with barbeques, pubs, mates, or drinking culture.It’s just too social for me.
Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of booze, quantity and types, but it just makes me want to be elsewhere, doing other things.
Theres no benefit in my life to being leathered on the sofa, I’d just be asleep, hungover or bored.
Barbecue weather and a few mates I’m all for it, I also think being quite fitness driven plays a part and is more of a vice for me.
It's an addiction. And a fucking bastard one at that.
Alcohism has nothing to do with barbeques, pubs, mates, or drinking culture.
It's an addiction. And a fucking bastard one at that.
Just my perspective on my circumstance, no view or judgement on anyone else’s situation or health.
It becomes normal. Then you realise everyone knows..then you try and hide it. It's a fucking nightmare mate.In the long and distant passed, I’m good but I know what it’s like
Granted mate. Wasn't having a pop xJust my perspective on my circumstance, no view or judgement on anyone else’s situation or health.
I've never been behind the wheel while under the influence. True alcoholics are cunning..I sympathize mate.
But you must do rehab. You have to stop. I mean do you drive to from work ? What if you killed someone ?
Also your health.
BlueMoonRisin’
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Can I ask why you're an alcoholic. Have you some underlying problem you're trying to blot out pal?I've never been behind the wheel while under the influence. True alcoholics are cunning..
You can ask, I haven't got the answer.Can I ask why you're an alcoholic. Have you some underlying problem you're trying to blot out pal?
No I don't think I'm trying to blot out anything.
I'm addicted to alcohol
That's all I know mate
Bill Walker
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It's a shity addiction, I mean the stuff is everywhere. Hard to not be faced with it.You can ask, I haven't got the answer.
No I don't think I'm trying to blot out anything.
I'm addicted to alcohol
That's all I know mate
The whole western culture seems based around it, if you socialize I mean.
Even tv soaps revolve around a pub.
And I wish I fucking wasn't. But I am. And next week when I've gone 7 days without a drink I'll still be an alcoholic. And in 6 months when I've not had a drink I'll still be a sad addict. It's fucking awful mate.You can ask, I haven't got the answer.
No I don't think I'm trying to blot out anything.
I'm addicted to alcohol
That's all I know mate
My doctor didn't believe me when I told him what I drank. I told him the truth no fucking about.It's a shity addiction, I mean the stuff is everywhere. Hard to not be faced with it.
The whole western culture seems based around it, if you socialize I mean.
Even tv soaps revolve around a pub.
Johnny you have a perfect life balance mate. I wouldn't worry about your intake of beer if you're capable of writing stuff like that.I used to only drink Friday and Saturday with the odd Thursday thrown in. Having kids (somewhat paradoxically) changed everything. Once they're in bed, I always crack open the bevvy (often before they've gone to bed actually). I love 2/3 cans then a half a bottle of vino. I exercise every day but know my alcohol intake isn't healthy and would love to curtail. I've stopped the booze previously, so I know I can do it, but I genuinely enjoy a drink; I have never missed a day of work in the last twenty years because of drink, so am happy to carry on (I think!). My greatest concern is my children seeing me drink and they see it as "the norm". My mum and dad rarely drank in the week, but, they smoked and they also fought bitterly every weekend, without fail about my dad's commitment to his job so I'm not sure one begets the other so to speak. Do I drink too much? Certainly. Do I enjoy a drink? Certainly. Do I want to drink less? Certainly. Do I want to drink more? Certainly.
Best wishes to you and your family
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I've read somewhere that alcohol drinking dropped in UK since "lockdown". It's awful habit. My mate died of alcohol, he threw up half of his organs, his uncle found him in his home in sea of blood. He was barely 40, but he drank day/night for good 20 years, he was never sober. He was very, very nice guy, but he ruined his life with it. Had a chance to start from the beginning few years before he died, his whole family emigrated to USA and that was his chance, to move from his daily habits and people he was surrounded with, but he refused.
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Saxmundham Blue
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My next door neighbour was made redundant after 30 years and quickly fell in to depression. He had always been a wine drinker but he started drinking a bottle of whisky a day. He died within 3 months from massive organ failure.
Saxmundham Blue
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I had to stop drinking 10 years ago due to an unrelated health condition.
I get by with low alcohol beers, mainly Adnams Ghost Ship 0% Ale and Bitburger Drive.
I have tried dozens, and think those 2 are 2 of the best.
If you have a real problem with alcohol, then it is an option (admittedly not a sexy one) but if it helps just one person then it's worth it.
I get by with low alcohol beers, mainly Adnams Ghost Ship 0% Ale and Bitburger Drive.
I have tried dozens, and think those 2 are 2 of the best.
If you have a real problem with alcohol, then it is an option (admittedly not a sexy one) but if it helps just one person then it's worth it.