A serious question to all.....

bigbet1234 · Feb 3, 2005

I only drink beer, never drink the hard stuff, nasty

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RobFunk said:
anyone who is a regular hard alchohol drinker replace that with beer asap it gets way more managable at that point.

anyone who drinks a ton of coffee replace that with decaf you wont miss caf like you thought and that makes it a lot more managable also.

were talking about a small % of people probably wont even see this thread but if one guy does remember baby steps baby steps its damn near impossible to drop it all together cold turkey

beer vs hard alcohol

- beer, you wont pass out nearly as fast
- not nearly the same ammount of black out
- beer wont wreck your brain nearly as much
- your liver is happier, you wont be like my boy mickey mantle
- youre more presantable in social circumstances
- its easier to quit beer/ cut back than hard stuff
- beer costs less
- you might get to appear in one of those gay 'i cant taste my beer' commercials

im sure theres more but thats what i could think of

RobFunk · Feb 3, 2005

Kornholio · Feb 3, 2005

On the gene thing....My grandpa was an alcoholic and my mother was always worried us kids would become alcoholics too. She would NEVER allow alcohol anywhere near the house. It was worse than murder. So as soon as I left the house.. having my newfound freedom...I started drinking everynight. Like 8 beers everynight for 2 years. Then, I decided I should try and cut back.

I was like oh shiit, what if I cant do it? Maybe I'm an alcoholic. Well, I Didn't have a drink for like two months, and it wasn't a big deal. I didn't even really want one. Now, I have some drinks only on the weekends. My desire for alcohol is decreasing as I get older.

I think it's an either you do or you don't have the gene kinda thing. I don't know if there is any middle ground. Maybe in the type of alcoholic one might be?

I consider myself very lucky for not having the gene. I wish you guys that are struggling with alcoholism all the best, and urge you do get help. Some things are just too hard to do alone.

aceduecetrey · Feb 3, 2005

Personally, I am a social drinker. I do not like to drink at home and refuse to drink by myself. The problem I run into is that I can not go out with friends to dinner w/out drinking. And the serious problem is that I am a closer! Once I start drinking, you can wager that I will close the bar down. No matter what time I start. At around midnight, I start to get nervous knowing that the bar is gonna close in 2 hrs. At around 1am I start looking for people to come back to the after hour pool party.

D2bets · Feb 4, 2005

I think I'm an oddball. Never really got much from drinking. Doesn't do it for me. I do drink on ocassion but it never does much for me. There are, however, some other mood-altering substances that do the trick for me. I did do that for about 3 years practically every day, but it never caused me much probelm and only do that on rare occasions these days.

Compulsive, probelm gambling is at least a cosuin to alcoholism, probably an uncle. They are related.

sherman · Feb 4, 2005

I wish you all the best :103631605

TANG · Feb 4, 2005

I Am A Cokeaholic 8-12 Diet Cokes A Day Do Not Like Beer Or Liquor.

RobFunk · Feb 4, 2005

I knoz, me 2. i have never tried alcohol but ive been meaning to. this is a sweet little thread for all the lurkers and posters to say they do a little sip sip here and there and that is the end of it.

i heard when you 'drink' that it sometimes well you know not that i do this he he but it can get you 'drunk' haha hehe well you know is it true LOL hehe LOL i dont know someone tell me cuz i like tried beer once hehe LOL haha quote quote cuz you know hehe LOL haha i dont know should i be like you know LOL quote quote haha dork dork wink wink i dont know so yea beer ok hehe haha LOL quote quote

why god why