well from age 19-24, i was probably an alcoholic, binge drinking multiple times a week, then i got tired of drinking and decided i wanted to get away from it and eat healthy. so from 25-28 i ate organic, worked out, and avoided alcohol. then when i moved back home, i started drinking wine again, from age 28-30, about 2 bottles a week. but these last 6 years i haven’t done much drinking unless i hang out with my brother who can be a bad influence on me but it’s not his fault. fortunately i only see him at the most once a year.
im noticing tremendous cognitive improvements in memory from no longer binge drinking, im able to remember conversations now, and what i had to eat during a day, and i can recall things im reading about, unlike before. my memory may not be above average like it was when i was a kid, but its at least normal even for a normie. alcohol kind of ran it’s course for me, i never had withdrawals from it, and never got into liqour, mostly i would just drink beer or wine, but i don’t get much satisfaction from it anymore and my go to relaxation aid is a cigarette nowadays, although i hope to quit that too, down to 6 cigarettes a day and im determined not to buy anymore so i have more money for books, and furniture, and freakin plants for around my house haha.
i havent completely eliminated drinking yet, but rarely buy the stuff, i would say i have a glass of wine about twice a month with a meal. i feel nothing from it.
i did fall back into drinking for a brief spell during the early stages of lockdown in march. i bought a couple boxes of white wine from the grocery store and drank for a couple weeks when i was staying inside all day. that lasted about 2 weeks,
i kind of want to stop drinking all together, but i don’t have the will power to turn down a free glass of wine over at mom and dads. at first i corrupted them, now the tables have been turned and they corrupt me. that’s why i cant say i don’t have a date for my last day of drinking. like 5 years sober or something, for example.
I stopped drinking regular beer and traded it in for light beer(2,5%) which makes a huge difference as I hardly can feel the effects of drinking that, but it gives me just enough to relax a little bit.
I have also noticed a cognitive improvement after switching. I will try to stick to the light beer although I will probably drink regular alcohol on rare occasions like a celebration or party, but that only happens a couple of times a year in my life, which is fine by the way.
yeah i guess what i struggle with is, is it ok to drink responsibly? or should i try to avoid it altogether given my history? i would just have to learn to say no when offered.
I’d say cut it out entirely if you’ve been an alcoholic or binge drink. It’s easy to just think you’re gonna have a few, harder to do in reality.
I have to not drink at all because I can’t stop and a couple drinks with friends turns into a 2 week bender
When I stopped smoking, I not only stopped all the things I didn’t like about smoking, but also I stopped the things I did like about smoking. For example, I liked having something in my hands and mouth. To compensate, I put straws in my mouth for a long time after I stopped smoking.