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I underestimated the impact of a 'few beers' * 2
    #28464663 - 09/10/23 07:06 PM (4 months, 15 days ago)

I made a post some time ago about quitting cannabis, and mentioning how I thought my beer-drinking 'wasn't too bad' because it was just a few - usually not more than 3. Except that I had 'a few' almost every day.

Three days ago I just decided to quit. Half-way through the third beer, I felt I had enough. I decided to try life without it. I hadn't actually been serious about quitting the alcohol - I'd thought it was 'harmless'.

It was less harmful than it had been in the past for me, because I suppose I wasn't getting blackout drunk anymore. And only rarely was I truly 'binging', drinking a large amount. It was mostly just getting a little bit drunk on a regular basis. And I knew lots of people drank a few beers after work - I wasn't being abnormal, I thought.

But even just now in day 3, my mind is much clearer. I feel like the 'executive functioning', the emotional regulation, is all so much better. I am more able to keep the promises I make, I have more energy, my sleep is better.

But it's only day 3. I'm not seeing any of the long-term benefits yet - all I'm seeing is the difference between being a little drunk, and not drunk. And I must say I much prefer to live not drunk at all.

By no means will I give up drinking with friends - but I don't have any close friends in this city. I may go to bars, now and then. I may have some when I am on voice-chat with friends, but after exiting the chat, I'll put the alcohol down, as it isn't properly enjoyed alone. I want to end the drinking as a regular part of the day. That feels more like drugging myself constantly, even if just a bit, it's drugging all the same. It's like putting a little weight on all my muscles, being a little bit worse.

I don't feel much of a desire to break this resolution. I feel good right now. It's not like in the past when I felt a constant urge - a beer doesn't actually sound good to me right now. I don't have that itch, that desire. I think I'll grab a coffee.


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Re: I underestimated the impact of a 'few beers' [Re: CreonAntigone]
    #28464757 - 09/10/23 08:32 PM (4 months, 15 days ago)

Take it from someone who drank beer heavily for years. I started socially. It can get hold of a man quick. I think alcohol is one of the worst, as far as the tole on ones body goes.

It's good to hear you putting limits on yourself early on in your drinking career because later on it'll be a lot harder to pry your self away from it.

Is you can't drink responsibly now,  you may end up having to deny yourself from it all together. This is the boat I'm in now.

Good luck to you sir.


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Re: I underestimated the impact of a 'few beers' [Re: lil_demented]
    #28465266 - 09/11/23 11:01 AM (4 months, 15 days ago)

A ranking of drug damage published in the Lancet to motivate you to continue on this path. Good luck :thumbup:


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Re: I underestimated the impact of a 'few beers' [Re: Mushroom love] * 1
    #28465310 - 09/11/23 11:42 AM (4 months, 15 days ago)

I wonder what data that chart is based on?

Seems legit.


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Re: I underestimated the impact of a 'few beers' [Re: lil_demented]
    #28465327 - 09/11/23 11:56 AM (4 months, 15 days ago)

You can find more information about this study here


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