Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
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Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
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Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
#2People ~~do~~ abuse drugs to escape seemingly-insurmountable problem(s) in their life.
"The opposite of addiction is connection" ——Gabriel Maté
I have been "clean" from a past life for 14 years. Every day is a challenge.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
#3People ~~do~~ abuse drugs to escape seemingly-insurmountable problem(s) in their life. "The opposite of addiction is connection" ——Gabriel Maté I have been "clean" from a past life for 14 years. Every day is a challenge.
I drink because I'm boring sober, I don't drink cause I'm an ass when I do.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
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#5Call me crazy, but as a highly analytical person that has spent 70% of my waking hours in the last five years working on something technical, my social skills are best when I'm hungover. The logical analytical side of me is diminished and I am much more "normal". I have a much higher rate of success on dates with women when I have a really bad hang over and then a few drinks. It does feel like a lobotomy, and that's fine.
If I am in my normal raw intellect, I will begin going deep on some topic thats outside the range of normal human discourse. It will be hard for me to stop, because of my interest. Alcohol removes that to a large degree.
Edit:
A funny meta observation, the "Peak HN" comment below, and the following conversation, might not have been necessary if I wrote this post very hungover.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
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#7I used to think that a drunk was someone who would drink to ease a burden of shame. As I got older what changed is I developed compassion for them.
It impairs judgment - of oneself, and of others; for better, or for worse.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
#8People ~~do~~ abuse drugs to escape seemingly-insurmountable problem(s) in their life. "The opposite of addiction is connection" ——Gabriel Maté I have been "clean" from a past life for 14 years. Every day is a challenge.
yeah you can be perfectly happy and just really enjoy a beer. If dosed & timed properly it amplifies happiness & relaxation.
Problem after too much the body just craves more.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
#9Drinking slows down my brain and reduces the number of threads running in parallel. Sometimes very useful to enable normal-passing interaction in social environments. Or just to be able to focus. Lots of people with ADHD drink to achieve a more single threaded experience.
Edit to add: I don't meant to encourage drinking as a tool for managing ADHD. It works but it's a blunt and dangerous tool. If you're at that point, you'll absolutely love the results you get from the healthier strategies: Understanding yourself; developing a suite of tools that don't involve a slippery slope; and curating your social and physical environment carefully.
Re: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)
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This is a good point about the famous American author Leo Tolstoy