I was a legit alcoholic for a while but now haven’t had so much as a drink in a year. Tbh I’d rather have stims since those help my aesthetics and help me make money

I still socially have a beer here and there but most of the time I don't drink. I just feel like it hinders anything I have planned for the rest of the day, feels sluggish.
I don't miss writing off my Sat/Sun after a big night out.

Same thing with spending time with my good friend Molly. Comedown and sore jaw (no homo) isn't worth it.

Sober almost 8 months don’t see ever starting back up

My mind was blown when I found out normal people dont drink to get intoxicated, and at that moment is when I accepted I am an alcoholic.

Yes. Sober for 10 months now.

Day after I got out of rehab I started studying for the GMAT, scored a 690 about 2 months later (not crazy high, but solid considering I was working full time and not a ton of prep), got into the MBA program I had put off for 6 years about a month after that. Currently taking courses and looks like I should get A's in my stat and accounting courses this semester. It's a highly competitive MBA program and regionally the best in my state.

Day I got out of rehab I drove to my best friend and business partner's house, who coincidentally had federal charges that had been pending for 3 years dropped against him the day before I got into rehab. We reaffirmed our business plan and doubled down without the distractions of alcohol and pending charges. Even with Covid the business has tripled to a valuation in excess of $1 million given a 3.0x multiple on EBITDA over the past 9 months and the growth hasn't slowed yet.

Day after I got out of rehab I got the dog I had been putting off getting for 5 years.

I went from likely resigning from my career due to alcohol (I was beginning to get too sick to work, srs) to being absolutely on par with our top analysts. I work in a strenuous field where most of my colleagues have quantitative PhDs. Also, several colleagues that are friends were aware of my drinking (on a personal level), and while it never was a direct issue at work, I can tell they are relieved and excited to see me healthy and working closer to my potential.

My skin, teeth, gums, hair, etc., have all returned to normal, I look at least 8 years younger. I peaked out at about 261 last July. I'm currently 221 lbs and 14%ish bodyfat benching in the 380lb range, and I think I might do the first triathlon I've done in over a decade, and not just do one, placing in my age group would be a reasonable goal.

Also, I'm truly happy again, literally everything in my life got 1,000,000x better.

Also money.

And with my sobriety the respect from my peers has returned as well. I'm meeting with a current business partner, a second that I've worked indirectly with but had financial interests on a mutual project with, and 2 other individuals my primary partner has other business with this weekend to coordinate a larger expansion plan. At 32 I seem to have my ducks lined up in a row.

1 year and 1 month without alcohol.
- More money
- Healthier
- Get that poison outta here

Is wrong of me to have about 2 bottles of flavoured soju while i just misc / watch movies / game ....

Drinking in moderation is a pipe dream for most. Once you start it becomes very difficult to stop. And if alcohol in moderation provided any medicinal health benefits necessary for long life the seventh day Adventists wouldn't be one of the longest lived groups of humans.

Go hard when you are young and get it out of your system.

It's easy to dial it back or stop once you've experienced those wild times in your youth.

Nah I drink everyday (srs)

In the past I was a hard drinker but when I get older i realized that it's time to quit on it because of mild headache I get when I get up.

1. So you agree that the problem is excessive drinking. And a person's ability to stop at, for example, 2 craft beers once every 2 weeks as I put forth as an example for the OP (or not) is more indicative of whether they should simply say "screw it, it's easier to just consume none at all than control myself".

Ifyoucan't stop yourself, then yes, don't start. That is the better choice and will lead to more positive outcomes. This applies to everyone that has a lack of control in this context.

2. I was unaware of Adventists' longer than average lifespan, but about 10 minutes of research showed the majority of their added health benefits were from decreased incidence of diseases strongly correlated tosmoking and overconsumption of meat products. In fact, two rather large studies into this topic (Literally named Adventist Health Studies 1&2) don't correlate lack of alcohol consumption to it whatsoever. Not even a mention of alcohol other than that 6.6% of Adventists admit to drinking currently.

Bro if your argument is literally just "Don't drink because some people have a hard time controlling how much they consume, and too much of anything is bad for you"...then just fukking say it. It's fine, because it is true. It is a problem for a lot of people - there's a ton of miscers in this thread alone who have brought up their personal experiences with alcoholism. It's a chitty affliction to deal with.

But lettuce beef cereal - Any other argument (especially one against literally just one or two drinks every now and then) is just silly.