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bagmonkey posted:I was gonna take the time to google one of those boomer home art things that says "DON'T TALK TO ME BEFORE I'VE HAD MY GLASS OF WINE" but you can just pretend I did 
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I had to quit drinking about a decade ago because of liver damage from having HepC and taking lots of Painpills with APAP in them. I also had severe drug and alcohol addictions. Basically quit everything but psychadelics and ketamine..which I use for my mental health. Two weeks ago I did drink and I drank two bottles of champagne and five beers in the course of like four hours so I definitely cannot ever go back to drinking because "I know how to start but don't know how to stop." I definitely support all the people in this thread with whatever decision they decide to make.
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:janus was the god of change and new beginnings op Do why the gently caress did the year start in March for so long?
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Infidel Castro posted:Do why the gently caress did the year start in March for so long? the roman calendar was very poo poo and actually winter didn't even have any months originally. it was partially lunar, partially solar, rwequired intercalation to fix it constantly, and also january and february were just a big lump of days with no formal months lmao
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:i fukcing love water freak
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MrQwerty posted:nah but I gotta quit smoking weed indefinitely at the end of the month until I get a new job sometime after mid-march cuz I'm not gonna bother failing hiring piss tests, even with a med card. I found it really easy though kind of nerve wracking to pass a piss test with synthetic urine OP. Though taking a break from weed or anything really is never a bad thing.
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I have never enjoyed alcoholic beverages and have always had to force myself to drink them, so it's real weird to me when people talk about how much they love drinking beer or brandy or whatever. The wide spectrum of human tastes is a truly weird thing.
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op I had some beers last night bc I didn't see this thread yet
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kntfkr posted:I found it really easy though kind of nerve wracking to pass a piss test with synthetic urine OP. Though taking a break from weed or anything really is never a bad thing. Yeah I really don't like using fake piss, even though it's easy. I've had to quit for work and other reasons for quite a bit of time over the past 2 decades, so it's really not that big a deal, just more of an inconvenience. I also don't feel comfortable presenting a med card for a hiring test or at any time during a 90 day probation period, because while weed is legal here, there are no legal protections. edit: when I was making parenteral drugs there were 2 people on my shift that had to have fake piss on standby 100% of the time and using it was a giant ordeal of a network of contacts informing on a random at the other site since they always did the warehouse first, then having to have me as lead coordinate their break with my boss telling me they needed to go on break then come inside and piss. It was always a giant pain in the rear end and just not smoking weed for 5 years was so much easier. MrQwerty fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Jan 3, 2023 |
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when I was on suboxone I had to pass a piss test with bupe in my urine every month to get my script but at that time I had a really bad benzo, alcohol, and cocaine habit. So I had someone piss for me that was in the program too and just give him some of my extra strips. It is indeed nerve racking to take the bag of piss taped to your inner thigh and put it in the jar.
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Luvcow posted:op I had some beers last night bc I didn't see this thread yet I'm so sorry Luvcow 
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Tellaris posted:I have never enjoyed alcoholic beverages and have always had to force myself to drink them, so it's real weird to me when people talk about how much they love drinking beer or brandy or whatever. The wide spectrum of human tastes is a truly weird thing. Beer and cider are really fuckin yummy, idk what to say. Drinking is in my blood tho, so that doesnt shock me one bit
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I have not had a drink in over 10 years, but am very seriously considering having a beer this January Simply put, I never want to be drunk again
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bagmonkey posted:I'm so sorry Luvcow I'll try next month, i didn't mean to let you down bagmonkey 
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I did sober october and it was great, so great that I should have just continued with sobriety, but instead just let the wheels fall off again. oh well.
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Honestly wish I could drink like....well not like a depraved animal, so that I could have one, because I do geniunely love the taste of beer.
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Biohazard posted:I did sober october and it was great, so great that I should have just continued with sobriety, but instead just let the wheels fall off again. oh well. 
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Vampire Panties posted:I have not had a drink in over 10 years, but am very seriously considering having a beer this January don’t break the seal, crack open an odules instead!
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Nuts and Gum posted:don’t break the seal, crack open an odules instead! O' Doules is like going to a whore house just to say hello.
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Biohazard posted:I did sober october and it was great, so great that I should have just continued with sobriety, but instead just let the wheels fall off again. oh well. Luvcow posted:I'll try next month, i didn't mean to let you down bagmonkey Come join the party its not too late my friends!!! I want to be at a place where I don't need to drink socially, as that's the majority of my alcohol consumption. Hoping to work on that a lot this month
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bagmonkey posted:I am for the first time in a few years, monetary reasons but also to support a friend who's doing dry January. How about you? Are you planning to take January off, maybe go harder than ever this January? Great now I have to drink for two. Just like my mom.
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Vampire Panties posted:I have not had a drink in over 10 years, but am very seriously considering having a beer this January actually to other poster's points, NA beer has come a long way and is real delicious (and O'Douls tastes a lot like PBR) HOWEVER I know for some sober people having a sip of something that tastes exactly like beer might be triggering so use discretion my friend and do whats best for you!
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I've been crushing so many sparkling water beverages. And I'll treat myself to a Mt. Dew Baja Blast.
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Non-alcoholic drinks or mocktails are completely out of the question. I, personally and specifically, could live out the rest of my life 100% cool with never having another sip of alcohol. Its really not that big of a deal. However all of society expects people to drink, even just a tiny bit sometimes. I'm saying I want to get laid OP and hanging out in a bar w/o drinking is mega-predatory unless your there with friends (your friends who go to the bar dont want to go to the bar with someone who doesnt drink, so that window is tiny and short OR you're expected to drive 100% every single time). Saying I dont drink on dating websites is a massive turnoff - nobody on a dating site wants to think about the real future, even if thats what they want emotionally, so meeting up with someone sober with the intent of somehow getting past the adult awkwardness and actually having sex is nearly impossible. Further, nobody wants to or likes drinking alone, and even from there the vast majority of people assume that if you dont drink you're either a child or are in a recovery program. I also work in a niche of enterprise sales, and its a loving bummmmmeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr to coworkers & customers alike that I don't drink; regardless of getting shitfaced at a corporate event, not drinking has dampened my career more than drinking ever did.
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I was at a NYE party and the topic of Dry January came up. The number of people who said they couldn’t imagine completing it (and so wouldn’t try) made it pretty clear there are a lot of alcoholics in my social circle. I’ll be sober this month. Watuary sounds like an interesting additional challenge for the future but I still plan on having coffee this month.
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The amount of people who say that they can't do it so they aren't even gonna try is shocking, recently had someone say that to me in response to my month off booze. I get that it's hard, society loves booze, but its not rocket surgery. Also if you want to see how stupid drinking makes people go to a bar for someone's birthday or something and remain sober. Sure it starts off fine but eventually everyone is yelling and lauging at absolutely nothing. It becomes unbearable if you are sober but also hilarious and depressing.
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Vampire Panties posted:Non-alcoholic drinks or mocktails are completely out of the question. this was very depressing to read. i think you need to change your social circle bro because i don't agree at all
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I'm gonna stop drinking two tallboys a night but still binge drink on weekends
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numberoneposter posted:The amount of people who say that they can't do it so they aren't even gonna try is shocking, recently had someone say that to me in response to my month off booze. I get that it's hard, society loves booze, but its not rocket surgery. Man this definitely used to be the case when I was younger but luckily it's pretty normal across my friends groups these days, to the point that no one really even asks why you aren't drinking. Plus like there's A LOT more activities and places to go and poo poo to do while sober these days, way better than it was like 10-15 years ago like two of the biggest electronic music clubs here have 2 menus, 1 NA, 1 alcoholic. They have roughly the same number of items and the same complexity and it's fuckin rad as hell
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Vampire Panties posted:I'm saying I want to get laid OP and hanging out in a bar w/o drinking is mega-predatory unless your there with friends (your friends who go to the bar dont want to go to the bar with someone who doesnt drink, so that window is tiny and short OR you're expected to drive 100% every single time). Saying I dont drink on dating websites is a massive turnoff - nobody on a dating site wants to think about the real future, even if thats what they want emotionally, so meeting up with someone sober with the intent of somehow getting past the adult awkwardness and actually having sex is nearly impossible. Further, nobody wants to or likes drinking alone, and even from there the vast majority of people assume that if you dont drink you're either a child or are in a recovery program. I have all of these thoughts about the post-drinking life, too, but I think seeing it written out by somebody else has reminded me how much of a negative spiral it is. There are plenty of people who don't drink at all without being sheltered from it or in a program, and even if they are, so what? Doesn't really say anything bad about a person unless you want it to. People just stop without hitting a rock bottom, all the time. Going to bars without drinking is only predatory if you are being a predator and looking for the drunkest women. It's also not the only or optimal way to socialise. I think there are also plenty of women on dating sites who would be fine/pleased to date a non-drinker considering how many of them will have negative experiences with drinkers in the past. There are also many sober women, recovery or otherwise. I'd rather risk potential awkward sex while sober which I could actually enjoy than have woozy drunk sex where I can't even finish and need to pretend to have came. None of it is really true, it's just the worst possible spin to take on the situation.
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roomtone posted:I have all of these thoughts about the post-drinking life, too, but I think seeing it written out by somebody else has reminded me how much of a negative spiral it is. don't often agree with u roomtone but i am strongly in this case
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I started off Dry January knowing that I deffo needed to take a break -- I aim for only having beers three nights a week, but during the winter, it always ends up climbing, both of in terms of number of days and number of beers. I hate being actually "drunk", and haven't been in decades ... I just love a good buzz before bed. So here I am and holy gently caress is being dry incredibly loving boring. Like, after the kids are asleep by 8pm, I'm all "welp, might as well get ready for bed, cuz every potential activity seems completely boring." In short, apparently my life is stultifyingly boring and I've been using beer to hide that! 
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Vampire Panties posted:Non-alcoholic drinks or mocktails are completely out of the question. Sounds like you should start drinking OP!
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I've managed to quit everything but jerking off
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Im visiting a friend in Sydney and will be doing a sober month upon my return.
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Yeah I'm gonna try it out because drinking has become rapidly less fun and I need to be studying anyways.
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null_pointer posted:I started off Dry January knowing that I deffo needed to take a break -- I aim for only having beers three nights a week, but during the winter, it always ends up climbing, both of in terms of number of days and number of beers. I hate being actually "drunk", and haven't been in decades ... I just love a good buzz before bed. weed helps and is much less bad for you! I mean this isn't the healthiest suggestion in terms of accountability to your life but your liver and blood pressure will tahnk u
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