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I quit drinking for a year

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Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by Schiendelman »

irishcoffee wrote: post #52
not_a_bot_4sho wrote: post #31

Don't drink. Or if you must, drink less. Who am I to tell you what to do? No one important. But I did recently discover I have colon cancer, perhaps related to my great fondness for beer. And now I'm awkwardly figuring out my final exit strategy. 0/5 stars not recommended. Oh, and schedule that colonoscopy you've been putting off. Better to catch it early when more treatment options are on the table.

In my mid 30s (I'm older now) I got breast cancer I drank so much, which was after I got pancreatitis because I'm too fucking stupid to learn my lesson. I am a biological male now one nipple shy of a set. Oh and a DUI. Sleeping in a running car. I’m a jackass and an idiot. I'm done drinking. Ideally my feet will be less numb and painful, my shoulder might stop hurting, the outer two fingers on my left hand might beco…

On the numbness - if you want it back, lift weights. Consistently. Like 2/3 of days consistently.

Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by hattmall »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #10

I have been trying to ask people this but its havent gotten a satisfactory answer. Sure alcohol is ingrained in society, sure Americans tried prohibition and all that but its not gloom and doom. Muslims who are about 2 billion choose not to consume alcohol and go about their lives without it. They just do fine without it. How does that work for them? ? I mean I have never consumed and never will so why is it that you…

Is it really fair to say that Muslim society is "doing just fine?"

Like what amount of reasonable people from a moderately developed non-muslim country would ever want to live in a Muslim country?

Are people that come to western nations from Muslim countries able to succeed and function as well as people from other, even worse off countries?

Wikipedia offers a list of counties by alcohol consumption. Given the opportunity to roll the dice for a new home would you rather the list of choices be made from the Top 50 or the Bottom 50?

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Post by Ronsenshi »

HerbManic wrote: post #35

Maybe it is just me but I had never had any major issues in regulating consumption of stuff like this? Alcohol is all well a good but it never became a habit or diet if you will. Even when I found out I had a dairy allergy, dropping all milks/cheese and whatnot was just a case of remembering to do it, no lasting desire for it. But Caffeine... oh man that is a tough one.

This comments section is bizarre in general. Very few comments from people who don't seem to have an issue with control over their alcohol consumption where they can enjoy a glass without it becoming a problem.

Naturally it's good that people who do have a problem can recognize it and stop it from affecting their life, but I feel like there has to be more people who are perfectly OK with irregular consumption of light amounts of alcohol as part of a social activity.

Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by Ronsenshi »

indrex wrote: post #47

I stopped mostly after Claude Code. 1. Too many interesting things to do 2. I asked it to rate my diet and maintain a streak - which now I don’t want to lose

Why must every discussion involve AI?

This honestly sounds like one of the posts from /r/LinkedInLunatics

Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by al_borland »

anarazel wrote: post #7

I stopped drinking a few years back, after some (unrelated) health stuff. I don't miss wine, beer, that stopped - like for the author - after a relatively short amount of time. But interestingly I still really miss the feeling of a good scotch after a long day. Not being buzzed, but the sharpness mixed with interesting tastes. My sleep has gotten so much better. I really didn't realize that alcohol didn't affect just…

I’ve stopped drinking several times for longer stretches and I can feel a difference after a couple months in overall energy levels and sleep. It seems to have some pretty long tail effects that are subtle, but noticeable. If anyone hasn’t tried cutting it out for 3+ months, I would recommend running a little experiment.

My bloodwork improved a lot as well. I had actually completely forgot I stopped drinking when I had it done, so when the doctor asked what I did to see such an improvement, I had no idea. I had gained weight during this period as well, so the alcohol had a bigger negative impact than the weight… though neither is ideal.

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Post by ffsm8 »

browningstreet wrote: post #18

I remember a bar acquaintance who stopped drinking for a year. I saw him when that year was up and I asked him how it went. “I didn’t notice any changes, so I’m quitting for another year.”

Tbf, if you're not drinking much (eg only once per week or month) a moderate amount - so not enough to get drunk... Then your body is able to handle that.

Statistically you're still more likely to get cancer etc, but that's still a pretty low likelihood, hence... Complete abstinence may be healthiest, but is also unnecessary.

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Post by juggina »

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #10

I have been trying to ask people this but its havent gotten a satisfactory answer. Sure alcohol is ingrained in society, sure Americans tried prohibition and all that but its not gloom and doom. Muslims who are about 2 billion choose not to consume alcohol and go about their lives without it. They just do fine without it. How does that work for them? ? I mean I have never consumed and never will so why is it that you…

>Muslims ... choose not to consume alcohol

Muslims drink like camels. Many Christian denominations don't drink either (I had never been anywhere near an alcoholic drink until adulthood!) but there are always going to be plenty of people in the congregation who quietly partake in a few drinks at home.

Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by chrysoprace »

esafak wrote: post #19
chrysoprace wrote: post #17

I've found that nowadays I largely like it for the taste (which often surprises non-beer drinkers) and so I'm quite pleased that non-alcoholic options are becoming more widespread. My main wish is for non-alcoholic craft beer to become much more widespread and cheaper. In Australia alcohol is taxed at a ludicrous rate, but non-alcoholic drinks are not, however they often attract the same price - which is disappointin…

One thing that annoys me is that non-alcoholic beer is subject to age checks in the US. I assume it's because the programmers didn't create a separate group for them, so they ring up with the rest of the liquor, triggering a check? Maybe there's a good reason ('coz that's not one).

Probably just a legacy thing. Might as well have a vanilla cake trigger an age check for all the good it'll do.

Re: I quit drinking for a year

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Post by steve1977 »

browningstreet wrote: post #18

I remember a bar acquaintance who stopped drinking for a year. I saw him when that year was up and I asked him how it went. “I didn’t notice any changes, so I’m quitting for another year.”

That's kind of what I did. I initially stopped for a month for some health reasons. That became another month. And another one. And now it's a bit more than 4 years.

The interesting thing is, when I quit smoking (almost 20 years ago), I knew I must never touch a cigarette again. I think with alcohol, I could have some wine or beer occassionaly, I just don't feel the need for it anymore.

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