Staying off the drink (2 Viewers)

[Scientician 0.8]

1. Why did you give up drink?
2. How long did you last?
3. Where did your motivation come from?
4. Did you save money?
5. Is it even worth the fuckin hassle in this country?

1. I was blacking out or being in mouldy uncontrollable state too often.
2. 2 weeks
3. Only lasted two weeks so didn't really have much motivation.
4. Yep, definitely. I'm a rich man when sober, a poor man drunk.
5. Sometimes, but most people are boring on the sauce when you're not on it so it can be hard. If you're into dancing or cinema or getting really into live music maybe it is easier.

For a while I was doing a thing where I didn't give up drinking but if say I left it 6 days before I had another drink I'd try to last 7 days or more before I had another one and then longer again in the hope that I would get to a situation where I drank once a month. I drink less overall than I used when I was undergrad in college or just after leaving secondary school but my intake is still astronomical by most people's standards.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Must qualify that. The last time I gave up it was only for 2 weeks but I've lasted months before, I think 4 months at one stage without a drink. Oh yeah and does anyone want to be my sponsor?

 

[theweeyin]

Drinking can cause this to happen:

 

[Scientician 0.8]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to theweeyin again.

 

[broken arm]

not drinking can cause this to happen

 

[Scientician 0.8]

gleaming the hypercube.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Day 1 of Lent and I am being the ultimate cliche and going off the booze.

The major difficulty is other people; I have a gig tonight and a dinner date on Friday. I'm giving myself a 50/50 shot at making this.

I totaled up all my bar tabs for this year and it is an obscene number, so I'm hoping to save a few quid also.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Day 1 of Lent and I am being the ultimate cliche and going off the booze.

The major difficulty is other people; I have a gig tonight and a dinner date on Friday. I'm giving myself a 50/50 shot at making this.

I totaled up all my bar tabs for this year and it is an obscene number, so I'm hoping to save a few quid also.

Good luck. I wouldn't have a problem not drinking at a gig but a date is a different story altogether. I once went on a date with someone who drank soft drinks all night in a pub while I downed pints. Awful night.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Good luck. I wouldn't have a problem not drinking at a gig but a date is a different story altogether. I once went on a date with someone who drank soft drinks all night in a pub while I downed pints. Awful night.

Thankfully, it's a dinner date, not a date date. Just meeting a friend, so I can just explain.

 

[nooleen]

Good luck. I wouldn't have a problem not drinking at a gig but a date is a different story altogether. I once went on a date with someone who drank soft drinks all night in a pub while I downed pints. Awful night.

i'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest it wasn't the person on soft drinks who ruined the date

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

i'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest it wasn't the person on soft drinks who ruined the date

Hahaha

Perfect comment and avatar combo.

 

[george mcfly]

has anyone ever filled a bathroom sink up (to the brim) with shit while drunk?

me neither!

Had forgotten about this classic!

 

[nooleen]

what about this classic:

massive english coon

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I just canceled the concert tonight and I feel good about it.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I just canceled the concert tonight and I feel good about it.

Give it a while and the regret will kick in.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Give it a while and the regret will kick in.

Well, the girl I canceled on still hasn't replied, but I think the cancellation should still be valid.
Also, it's fucking snowing. I can't be bothered to do shit like this when it's snowing.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

So just ask her over. She doesn't get cancelled on and you get to stay home. Everyone wins.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Day 2

So I'm basically down a friend a day at this point.

Not bad.

 

[CinnamonBoy]

I'm trying to kick the booze for good. I've a few occasions coming up where I'll have a few (but maybe not) but I don't enjoy it anymore and had proceeded down the slippery slope of using it to medicate stress and feeling bad. And, worst of all, hangovers.
Only a few days off it and my cheekbones have started to make a re-appearance so it's all positive so far.

My da's mantra was "make sure you're taking more out of it than it's taking out of you". Wise words.

 

[george mcfly]

I'm trying to kick the booze for good. I've a few occasions coming up where I'll have a few (but maybe not) but I don't enjoy it anymore and had proceeded down the slippery slope of using it to medicate stress and feeling bad. And, worst of all, hangovers.
Only a few days off it and my cheekbones have started to make a re-appearance so it's all positive so far.

My da's mantra was "make sure you're taking more out of it than it's taking out of you". Wise words.

Yeah, the same. The hangovers have started to tower over the enjoyment and also, I seem to be getting sick / run down after going out quite a lot these days.

I like the idea of still having a drink now and then but I think my days of TURBO are drawing to a close.