Current Events > "I can stop drinking alcohol any time I want."

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Do you believe people when they say this?

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pot heads say this about marijuana too

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Some people can
I've gone months without drinking because I just got bored with it or wanted to use the time for something else
Most people can't though and think if they break their usual habit for a few days then they're proving a point
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LivingLegend posted...

@JBaLLEN66 nobody who smokes weed wants to quit because theres nothing wrong with it.

then why are all these legalized marijuana states full of violent drug abusers and skidrow hobo cities?

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The emphasis is on "when I want"

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Junkies for weed definitely are in more denial
alcoholics tend to have the claim of 'if I stop I die from withdrawls'
Whereas junkies are like 'bro not physically adictive medical science proves lolz can quit when I want" but they rarely can
Alcoholics can quit better with help. Junkies for weed tend to ignore help because they're idiots
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LivingLegend posted...

Alcohol is a terrible drug

why

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Depends on the situation.

Let's say you really like beer. Or gin. Or bourbon. Or scotch. Or whatever, and you drink every day. But you don't get drunk and it doesn't negatively impact your life. If someone said, "stop drinking," wouldn't that be an appropriate response? Oh no, you drink a few drinks daily... so? Why quit if you don't want to in that circumstance?

I've said that I'd probably be classified as a high-functioning alcoholic for having 5+ drinks every day for over a decade. The look of horror some people give to that. Meanwhile, I'm more than gainfully employed and help run our own business on top of that, don't drink and drive, aren't abusive, and have a perfectly happy and healthy family life with my wife and kids.

Drinking's only a problem when it causes problems. If some schlob keeps drinking after getting DUIs or their life falls into shambles, yeah, sure. Then it absolutely is a problem. But drinking regularly isn't the same as drinking to excess regularly.

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You can until you can't.

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I know too many pot heads who have this whole speech down in their head on how the stuff is good for them and this whole thing and while maybe they're right? And maybe they're still addicted? lol

Just feels so weird that they claim they're not addicted but this worship on it is just so extreme. And for some reason, they ALWAYS want to share it with you....its some cult.

cuh posted...

me looking at my gummies

ya know...it really helps for anxiety though. At least its having its uses..

LivingLegend posted...

Holy shit.

Meanwhile, if someone said they had 5+ sodas everyday, it'd be viewed as nothing.

A drink at lunch.

A drink in the afternoon.

A couple drinks in the evening.

Sometimes a nightcap.

That's not a lot. It's not like I'm pounding beers nonstop.

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K181 posted...

Depends on the situation.

Let's say you really like beer. Or gin. Or bourbon. Or scotch. Or whatever, and you drink every day. But you don't get drunk and it doesn't negatively impact your life. If someone said, "stop drinking," wouldn't that be an appropriate response? Oh no, you drink a few drinks daily... so? Why quit if you don't want to in that circumstance?

I've said that I'd probably be classified as a high-functioning alcoholic for having 5+ drinks every day for over a decade. The look of horror some people give to that. Meanwhile, I'm more than gainfully employed and help run our own business on top of that, don't drink and drive, aren't abusive, and have a perfectly happy and healthy family life with my wife and kids.

Drinking's only a problem when it causes problems. If some schlob keeps drinking after getting DUIs or their life falls into shambles, yeah, sure. Then it absolutely is a problem. But drinking regularly isn't the same as drinking to excess regularly.

what doesn't make sense is why is it okay to have other vices but god forbid you have a few drinks to unwind after a work day, Or why is it okay not to do that, but get completely blackout wasted on the weekends?


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Two drinks in like four to five hours is excessive? I mean, okay....

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K181 posted...

Meanwhile, if someone said they had 5+ sodas everyday, it'd be viewed as nothing.

A drink at lunch.

A drink in the afternoon.

A couple drinks in the evening.

Sometimes a nightcap.

That's not a lot. It's not like I'm pounding beers nonstop.

I mean...that's a bit much, especially throughout the day. and I'm trying to quit soda because I know its bad for me but it also doesn't give me a buzz.

LivingLegend posted...

Well I drink 0 sodas per day and also 0 alcoholic drinks per day.

Drinking at lunch and then again in the afternoon seems a little bit excessive

so are you sub 10% bodyft with a 900 fico credit with 100k in savings?

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K181 posted...

Meanwhile, if someone said they had 5+ sodas everyday, it'd be viewed as nothing.

Uh....no? wrong? incorrecto?

i think it's pretty widely known that that much pop is brutal for you. Even 1 a day is bad, arguably worse for the body than 1 drink per day.

LivingLegend posted...

Uhhhhhhh ........ All this because I dont drink soda or booze?

I'm just asking lol

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5 drinks a day, daily is fucking alcoholism
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I mean if yall folks aren't even drinking a damn soda, Im curious if yall are walking around looking like Karl Drago right now.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

I mean if yall folks aren't even drinking a damn soda, Im curious if yall are walking around looking like Karl Drago right now.

you don't get to go 'I do this unhealthy thing but not this unhealthy thing so it's ok'
I don't go spending 20k on crack a week and say 'bro just a hobby, I don't drink so it's ok'

Like yeah, you're not doing two unhealthy things but you're still choosing the worse fucking option
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JBaLLEN66 posted...

I mean if yall folks aren't even drinking a damn soda, Im curious if yall are walking around looking like Karl Drago right now.

Too bad the lack of soda won't change my body shape *sigh* but I still stay away from it as best as I can because at one point, I'd go to a soda to chug down because I was thirsty...like it were water..AND THE WATER WAS JUST SITTING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT!

So I made a change. I need to diet next.

tote_all posted...

Yes, it's a lot.

What are you drinking, anyway?

Do you have family that can take care of you if your disease advances?

Usually a beer at lunch and in the evenings.

A glass of bourbon or scotch on the rocks in the afternoon.

Nightcap varies as I like to experiment with that, but I've been on a cognac train as of late. Will probably have a french connection tonight.

And yadda yadda, disease, yadda yadda. We're pretty rich, my kids will be fine financially even if I got hit by a car tomorrow, which has a better chance of happening versus me somehow losing it despite how long I've been fine.

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nothanks1 posted...

you don't get to go 'I do this unhealthy thing but not this unhealthy thing so it's ok'
I don't go spending 20k on crack a week and say 'bro just a hobby, I don't drink so it's ok'

Like yeah, you're not doing two unhealthy things but you're still choosing the worse fucking option

Can a dude just ask? If you aren't drinking alcohol or soda I'm assuming you are spotting a decent sick pack right now?

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dameon_reaper posted...

Too bad the lack of soda won't change my body shape *sigh* but I still stay away from it as best as I can because at one point, I'd go to a soda to chug down because I was thirsty...like it were water..AND THE WATER WAS JUST SITTING RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT!

So I made a change. I need to diet next.

are you overweight? There's nothing wrong with that, but you shouldn't be so harsh on drinkers.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

Can a dude just ask? If you aren't drinking alcohol or soda I'm assuming you are spotting a decent sick pack right now?

See this is how you know you're the problem

Like you're trying to deflect in such a way that we're meant to be living up to your expectations
Here's the part you won't like but is true: you're fucking killing yourself faster than having a half liter of soda a day would do to you if you keep it up
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nothanks1 posted...

See this is how you know you're the problem

Like you're trying to deflect in such a way that we're meant to be living up to your expectations
Here's the part you won't like but is true: you're fucking killing yourself faster than having a half liter of soda a day would do to you if you keep it up

My point is why is it okay to be addicted to sugar, gambling, fast food, lying, manipulation, and etc yet to hell with someone that wants to have a few drinks 5 nights out of the week. Everyone has a vice, you are getting some temporarily stress relief out of something.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

are you overweight? There's nothing wrong with that, but you shouldn't be so harsh on drinkers.

why yes, yes I am.

As for being harsh on drinkers, I am not trying to be. I just feel that doing it daily can be..a little strange, especially during lunch. Also I know I have an issue which is probably a lot different than someone who doesn't know they have an issue.

I'm not going to spout out about how its my body or that I made the decision. I have a problem with eating, especially with stress involved.

I like my soda but I only drink a lot if there was already a lot and I wanted it gone. And I would not do it faster than one can per day or one glass if it's a big bottle. Generally, I like to save them for tasty meals so there's a tasty drink with it. By tasty meal I mean a meal I find tasty. Which isn't most meals actually because I only like specific things.

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

My point is why is it okay to be addicted to sugar, gambling, fast food, lying, manipulation, and etc yet to hell with someone that wants to have a few drinks 5 nights out of the week. Everyone has a vice, you are getting some temporarily stress relief out of something.

None of that is okay? O.o in fact, gambling has a whole hotline set for it and no one likes a liar or being manipulated. <_<

....Do you have a drinking problem?

JBaLLEN66 posted...

My point is why is it okay to be addicted to sugar, gambling, fast food, lying, manipulation, and etc yet to hell with someone that wants to have a few drinks 5 nights out of the week. Everyone has a vice, you are getting some temporarily stress relief out of something.

Yep, lost cause. have fun dude
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JBaLLEN66 posted...

My point is why is it okay to be addicted to sugar, gambling, fast food, lying, manipulation, and etc

It's not, now stop deflecting.

dameon_reaper posted...

why yes, yes I am.

As for being harsh on drinkers, I am not trying to be. I just feel that doing it daily can be..a little strange, especially during lunch. Also I know I have an issue which is probably a lot different than someone who doesn't know they have an issue.

I'm not going to spout out about how its my body or that I made the decision. I have a problem with eating, especially with stress involved.

okay so you have a vice which is completely normal dude, why are you so hard on us casual drinkers?

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

My point is why is it okay to be addicted to sugar, gambling, fast food, lying, manipulation

Is any of that really ok tho?

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Tenlaar posted...

It's not, now stop deflecting.

there's health issues caused by obesity, gambling, video game addictions, and etc can cause other issues. Why is alcohol so bad lol?

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

there's health issues caused by obesity, gambling, video game addictions, and etc can cause other issues. Why is alcohol so bad lol?

So you're saying it's fine to do bad things because other things are bad? That's a terrible life strategy, but you do you dude

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JBaLLEN66 posted...

okay so you have a vice which is completely normal dude, why are you so hard on us casual drinkers?

No, I'M a casual drinker. I drink a glass of wine every now and then or some soju or sake but drinking everyday with a whole schedule attached. Does that sound casual?

Casual is like "You know what? I should drink a little tonight. I'm in the mood. Not. Oh its 12, time for my medicine."

powerman1426 posted...

So you're saying it's fine to do bad things because other things are bad? That's a terrible life strategy, but you do you dude

but it's okay to do bad things but **** on one particular bad thing you don't do??

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