Stopping drinking

abdada · 2015-05-05T01:03:25+00:00

I don't drink unless it's with customers (marketing cost) and then I stick to one drink. In 2015, I have had 2 drinks total, actually 2 half drinks.

Alcohol is a consumer good. It is almost never a producer good. I actually own a business now that prints labels for liquor distilleries so I make a profit from alcohol sales.

In my 20s I owned a small share of a nightclub and made money selling to drunks and fake alphas trying to get gyny through spending stacks of money.

Alcohol is for weak fools, blue collar types, and self medicating depressives. Avoid it.

megadeth9999 · 2015-05-05T04:23:30+00:00

I am not drinking since 2010. The best thing that ever happened to me.

laere · 2015-05-05T17:58:07+00:00

Fill your time with hobbies and productive activities, find like-minded people who don't drink/abuse substances and socialize with them. Join a healthy club. If you're really addicted consider AA or a program. There's a ton of options.

You need to understand why you drink in the first place. To loosen up socially? Approaching girls? Depression? Boredom? If you find what it is, then you can fix it from there. If you suck at socializing, then approach or go out more. Suck at talking to girls, approach. Depressed, clean diet, exercise. Bored, find shit you like to do that doesn't involve booze.

notmyusualreddit · 2015-05-05T20:07:30+00:00

I stopped drinking as well mid-2014. I didn't drink daily, but more like once a month. Problem was that when I did I always went too far and I could 1) feel it the next day 2) do stupid things like drive.

It just kept getting worse. Once I was pulled over and talked my way out of it. I swore I wouldn't do that again. Then a few months later I did it again, worse, on a motorcycle. The next day I realized what I had done and told myself never again.

The hangovers, the health problems, and the legal risks are not worth it. Hell, even the hangovers arent worth it.

The only drink Ive had since is AT a girls house, and telling her I havent drank in months made her feel special.

Going out to socialize with alcohol is lame in my opinion. Would I have a beer after a day on a boat with friends? Sure. Would I meet my friends at a bar to drink? Never again.

Edit: This quote made me realize which way I should go: "Perfect abstinence is easier than perfect moderation".

mustang_mike · 2015-05-05T02:52:42+00:00

Last time I stopped drinking it lasted for almost a year, to cut some weight off my fat ass. Not drinking any calories helps a LOT. I'd still go out to bars with friends/girlfriends, but I was the designated driver every time. People loved it, and never gave me any shit about it (a common problem if your core group of friends are drinkers, it seems). So you can still go out and socialize, but just have water/diet soda. My buddy tricks people by drinking a tonic water + lime, looks like you're drinking a gin + tonic and it's barely any calories.

Benefits from it? Well not waking up dehydrated every other day was nice, and you sleep better too. In the end I went back to drinking, but it's not a bad idea to cut it out if you're trying to be healthier.

Title	Stopping drinking
Author	orphanschool
Upvotes	2
Comments	5
Date	May 5, 2015 12:15 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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