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BoleroOfFire on 18 March 2009
Onyxmeth said:
I like Bacon said:
Yes you are.

I on the other hand, will never drink alcohol, and will never understand why people choose to waste their money like that.

Oh elitist snobs, what would we do in this world without you all?

@OP-You need to ask yourself whether being an alcoholic is a problem or an endearing quality. Once you figure that out, then it'll be easier to know whether to go full blown or cut back.

 

You call IlB a snob then proceed to joke about such a serious situation and give the OP bad advice.  Nice.

OP: It sounds like you have a problem.  Nip it in the bud now before it gets out of hand.  You don't want to end up like that student that died the other day because he was drinking for 12 hours straight.  It's a great thing that you're acknowledging the problem.  

 



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amp316 on 18 March 2009

If this thread has proven anything, it is that it is cool to be a drinker because they aren't drug addicts. :p

As I said before, quit immediately. If you can't, then get help.

I agree with Rubang's advice of working out. That's what I did every time that I wanted a drink. The feeling that you get from working out makes you makes you feel buzzed and helps reduce the cravings.

Anyone that uses this thread to tell a joke seriously isn't being funny. I used to tell jokes like that too, and think that I was cool, until I realized that my entire life revolved around drinking. As much as it's glamorized, it is far from a fun life. Playing video games and watching cartoons is much cooler than drinking.



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Kitty Katalyzt on 18 March 2009
amp316 said:

Playing video games and watching cartoons is much cooler than drinking.

Bet you remember more of it too.

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The Ghost of RubangB on 19 March 2009

Sadly working out, video games, and cartoons don't have the "social lubricant" effect that alcohol does, even though they all release the same pleasure chemical into your brain. So if your drinking revolves around drinking with friends and drinking at parties because you don't want to party sober, then you should really take at least a week off.

Go to a party or two without having a single drink. If you still have fun, then you're fine, and you can either not drink or drink responsibly, and you'll have fun either way.

If you don't have fun going to a party sober, then you might have an issue with anxiety or confidence or something, or you could be becoming an alcoholic. In that case, I'd quit cold turkey for at least a month and try to find a new hobby.

If you do try to quit, and and still can't, that's the actual proof that you have an addiction. If that's the case, I'd find a group to go to, but not AA. Fuck AA.



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stclam on 19 March 2009

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megaman79 on 19 March 2009

try crack

Look addictive personalities, like mine, should be able to replace one fix with another one so try the gym or running or get a bike. Having a different addiction might help you get off alcohol. Oh and your an addict when you acknowledge that it is too much. You have come here and said you think its too much.



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Rath on 19 March 2009
If I like Bacon said:
Yes you are.

I on the other hand, will never drink alcohol, and will never understand why people choose to waste their money like that.

 

If you refuse to drink alcohol then I hardly think you're qualified to know. Also while I'm cool with people not drinking (and I can totally understand why they don't) it doesn't mean you have to be a wank about it.

As a student drinking on social occasions is pretty much normal, however thinking about it all day isn't. My advice would be just to kick it for at least a month or two, also apparently going to see a counsellor (sp?) is actually a massive help for getting over an addiction if you do come to the conclusion that you have an issue.



Hawkeye on 19 March 2009

http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/alcoholfacts.html

Heres a long list of facts (300 of them) about alcohol. I read it all and it seemed helpful, if a little repetitive.



Thatmax on 19 March 2009

try this. I tried it, but it just had a go at me for being underage lol

edit: sorry forgot to put the actual link in... http://www.alcoholscreening.org/



akuma587 on 19 March 2009
The Ghost of RubangB said:
Sadly working out, video games, and cartoons don't have the "social lubricant" effect that alcohol does, even though they all release the same pleasure chemical into your brain. So if your drinking revolves around drinking with friends and drinking at parties because you don't want to party sober, then you should really take at least a week off.

Go to a party or two without having a single drink. If you still have fun, then you're fine, and you can either not drink or drink responsibly, and you'll have fun either way.

If you don't have fun going to a party sober, then you might have an issue with anxiety or confidence or something, or you could be becoming an alcoholic. In that case, I'd quit cold turkey for at least a month and try to find a new hobby.

If you do try to quit, and and still can't, that's the actual proof that you have an addiction. If that's the case, I'd find a group to go to, but not AA. Fuck AA.

Being in good shape makes it more likely that a girl will sleep with you.  That can get you an even better kind of lubricant.

Now I am not saying that this is a sure-fire thing, but if a girl had the option to sleep with the normal version of you or the version of you who is nice and toned, which one do you think she is going to pick?

 



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