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It could very well be psychosomatic, but I'm still bothered by it enough to want to change things... which I can only assume is a good thing. But damn if I can't come up with some great rationalizations for maintaining the habit. You know you're a pro when you can schedule a sober day simply to justify the day after.

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Originally Posted by Boozinbloozin (Post 1050020)

Sounds as if your more along the lines of a "funtional alcoholic" I know a lot of people that are able to pull it off. They maintain everything in their life..they just drink every single day no matter what. If its not causing you problems or never has it shouldnt be a concern like you said...other than the whole health issue. If you worry about that sort of thing. Which obviously you should be very concerned with...I can relate cause there are times I wake up and my livers laying next me waving a little white flag I feel like. I just guzzle a couple bottles of water then pour BC powder in a powerade for the cloudy daze im in sometimes. After that a can of NOS energy drink to get me going once on the job site and im good to go. Funny thing is ive gotten to where I only smoke like 1 cigg a day until I drink..then its like a pack in a few hours. Which does help with the raspy sound when im singing and playing. Dont know if you smoke or not but I think everyones cigg intake go's up when their drinking.

Sounds about right for me. Except I don't take any kind of medication... hilariously enough... because I don't want to add to the liver damage. lol... But I do hit up the energy drinks. I grab a NOS or [more recently] those UFC sponsored ones, I forget the name... they're sugar free.. those. Down one BEFORE I drink, because we all know that the more you drink, the more it zonks you out earlier.
I ordinarily only smoke about half a pack of ciggs, but when drinking, I smoke a whole pack.
Oh! just remembered.. I ordered one of those e-cigarettes today. It was cheap, so I figure I'd give it a try. Will report back, but hopefully that's able to at least help me cut down.

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop (Post 1050018)

See, that's where I see the problem. If you know you're harming yourself.... that sucks. You should go to a Doctor and have that confirmed, quantified, just to see that it's not psychosomatic if nothing else.

But, if we're talking about crappy drinking experiences: I've been jumped by gangsters while drunk, I had a crackhead break into my apartment on a sunday morning when I was extremely hungover, and I've had every bone in my face broken or fractured except one, on account of my being extremely charismatic.

....but all that was more the consequences of being a white kid in a crappy neighborhood than my drinking habits.

Damn thats a really ****ty drunk experience...sorry to hear about that. Surely youve had some good ones

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1050021)

Exzactly....well I was sober yesterday so....im entitled...I totaly get it

Hun I would highly recommend you talk to someone professional and at least check out your options. :)

And, whatever you do, don't talk to Pooka.

But he said he was a professional? :confused:

I struggle with alcohol to cope with depression to have courage to be social. I was an alcoholic before I hit twenty one. My family has a history. Except their gateway is H. I can not understand why alcohol is served, knowing that it ****s with a person brain and can cause black outs on the streets! I am guilty of it, driving under the massive influence. I think about it all the time, wow, I actually made it from there to here.

I'd wake up after the person I was with went to work in the morning. Make a screwdriver, that simple. I needed it to function. I needed it to keep a smile on my face. I needed it, so I can enhance my love!

Even then, I did not see help. **** that right? No... I lost someone very important to me because I wouldn't get my **** together. Two years ago did I only just started seeing a counselor. Now I have at least four around the clock ****ing weekly.

Except for me, they can work and get paid all they want. The love of my life is gone from me for good, and I don't give a damn, I'm constantly drinking.

If you're braver then I; get help.

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe (Post 1050055)

But he said he was a professional? :confused:

I'm assuming that pooka actually is some kind of drug counsellor, but the things she was saying about people who use drugs and/or drink a lot was, in my opinion, a little bit unprofessional. It's as if she was treating it all like a joke or something.

Last year during the month of June I didn't have one drink the whole time! Felt good. I drank Memorial day weekend, and then I wound up drinking 4th of July weekend (go figure). But in between I didn't touch beer, wine, hard alcohol, or anything else. It is awesome to wake up day after day with no hangover. Plus it helps you lose weight to not drink.