Let me begin by saying, I drink very rarely; few times a year.
When I drink, i get the feeling that my brain in running on powersaving mode; only the most basic functions are operational. It’s a fun feeling when I’m drinking, but I can’t imagine doing that regularly.
I’m not sure if this constitutes as bragging but I am proud of the fact that I can recall information quite well, and any activity which hinders this is not to my liking. The hangover is also bad, where the brain is slow for the next entire day.
I want to know the community thinks about drinking and how it effects/doesn’t affects their work and life and how they get around it. Any alternatives and tips?
Alcohol and I had quite a destructive relationship for all of my 20s and I am fortunate to have survived it. Got sober at 30, relapsed over Covid, clawed my way back, and coming up on my 5 year (take 2) anniversary in July. As a whole, I’ve been sober for 11 of the past 13 years and have no desire to pick up the bottle again.
My partner is a normal drinker in that he will have a single hard cider once or twice a month on a Friday while playing League with friends. I’m at the point where a six pack can sit in the fridge for a couple months and it doesn’t phase me in the least. If he drank more and/or more frequently, I’d likely need to adjust some boundaries though.
I’m a firm believer that people should make their own choices and that what others do with their own bodies is no business of mine, but I do think there should be an increase in education around alcohol and it’s physical, mental, emotional, and social/relational effects.
My mom died of breast cancer at 62 and was a heavy wine drinker. She kept drinking “moderately” (i.e. almost daily) after chemo and the first remission. Her cancer is not her fault, but I can’t help but wonder if she would have had longer had she quit when she got the first diagnosis.