For Muesli, peach or apple schnapps, gets one of y' five a day in as well.
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Drinking on your own
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Sorry Mr B. Its still a completely stupid analogy. Mainly as it doesn't work as one.
My ever-growing collection of scars and injuries would suggest that throwing myself down steep hills on a mountain bike wouldn't tend to be up there with the best ideas I've ever had. I still do it. Mainly because my life is richer and more fulfilling as a result of it. You're just going to have to accept that a lot of people feel that way about using various substances. No matter what your own personal opinion is
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Back on the original topic (sorry, someone had to do it), I decided that I was probably drinking a bit too much, so I stopped drinking at all during the week.
That still means I can drink on a Friday or Saturday night, and frequently I do. Thing is though, I don't really want to; I'm sleeping so much better without the booze that although I'm happy on the weekend to have a glass of wine or maybe a beer, that's about my limit now.
Makes taking the recycling bins out much easier now, let me tell you.
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I suppose Hitler would probably have been killed in a bar brawl if he'd been on the booze before he could get up to no good.
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I regularly drink on my own, I finished work last night and really fancied a pint, so I want and had a few don't see what the big deal is pub was rammed with Celtic supporters anyway. Oh and I do this regular on my own and with mates.
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According to some on here Ringo, you need drastic help.
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I know yeah its so laughable, for the record I don't drink at home but I like being in a boozer and probly go in one 4-5 times a week
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I came on here a couple of months ago asking for the opinion of the forum on much the same thing, not about drinking on my own but regarding a habitual drink or two most evenings.
I was told that I was 10 years from death and that I had a very serious problem. To be honest I kind of regretted asking, lots of effort went into in fighting and petty squabbling and you have to remember this is a forum full of healthy types and puritanical arses.
If you suspect that you are getting into trouble, you quite possibly are but it also displays a degree of self awareness that may serve to act as a regulator. As AA say, the hardest bit is admitting you have a problem, if you are not averse to admitting that you might have a problem I would suggest you are in a strong position to act in a way that improves your life and your helps you do the things you want to do, not just the things that habits draws you towards.
FWIW, I have stopped drinking altogether on school nights, it has been relatively easy and I have lost some weight and saved some money but only a modest amount of each. I do look forward to letting my hair down on the weekends which I am sure some people will interpret as me having a serious drinking problem but I stay sobre more often so I am in good shape to ride my bike, apparently I have a serious biking problem too!
Good luck in whatever you do, if it gets too bad I can put you in touch with some very good people who can help depending on where you live. Email is in the profile.
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Back on the original topic (sorry, someone had to do it), I decided that I was probably drinking a bit too much, so I stopped drinking at all during the week
That's been pretty much my tactic - particularly after Christmas when it's easy to find yourself drinking pretty heavily nearly every day of the week.
There's a great Horizon documentary about drinking (Do I Drink Too Much?), well worth watching, quite thought-provoking and definitely not puritanical.
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My father-in-law told me once that he has had a drink every day for the last thirty years. He often goes to worh with empty beer cans hidden in his briefcase and one time we were down for dinner and my missus went to get a bottle of wine out of the rack and the bottle was empty. He'd arsed it and put the lid back on the bottle and into the rack. That's a drink problem, right? He also used to habitually drink-drive and on occasion drunk-drive. He stopped that since I told him I'd knock him out if he ever had my kids in the car and he had a drink.
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I've hidden how much I've been drinking - but then I've become secretive about a lot of things. For me, the drinking covers underlying problems but I guess I can and should address my over use of alcohol. Certainly, from what I've read here, I now want to do so. Thanks for the helpful advice and support again STW.
Funny thing is that I think I probably wouldn't have started this thread if I hadn't been drinking last night.TSY that's a good idea but possibly the wrong way round. If you add food to drink it will last longer, fill you up and so reduce your alcohol intake.
Muesli goes in guinness. Obviously.
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you can hide it from other people but don't hide it from yourself
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