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Thread: Legit thinking about becoming sober for life.

post 1622849361 11-16-2020, 11:10 PM
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Legit thinking about becoming sober for life.

Haven't had a drop of alcohol since February but also due to COVID with bars being hot spots and alcohol weakening the immune system.

I've been more into boosting my immune system, trying to still make gains and eat healthy.

I kinda like it, kind of debating on going sober for the rest of my life -- I've been drunk and had horrible hangovers before, but also know my limits now.

Anyone else feeling this?
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post 1622849501 11-16-2020, 11:13 PM
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Nah you gotta drink more to teach ur immune system to deal with stress
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post 1622849611 11-16-2020, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted By justgenetics⏩
Nah you gotta drink more to teach ur immune system to deal with stress
That's what the weight are for
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post 1622849681 11-16-2020, 11:16 PM
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Yea I've thought the same thing lately. I start feeling a headache from the first drink it seems like and it's just not as enjoyable as it was when I was younger. Plus I was never much of a bar person
post 1622850351 11-16-2020, 11:26 PM
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Drink your life away *******

Use alcohol to cope for ur garbage meaningless life and get cirrhosis
post 1622850381 11-16-2020, 11:26 PM
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Absolutely hate hangovers. They keep me from drinking too often.

No real downside to the decision imo
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post 1622851001 11-16-2020, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted By Spazzzzy⏩
COVID has been a real catalyst for my not drinking heavily/drinking.

My "trigger" was office drinks. In a competitive male dominated office drinking in turn becomes a competitive event and have gone through periods where i'm drinking more than 20 drinks a night 6 days a week for months and anyone who doesn't keep up is automatically a pussy.

Since COVID i've had maybe 3 heavy drinking events all of which has resulted in my insulting those im out with or getting overly aggressive. Made me realise i'm no longer drinking for enjoyment and just that it's "what you do".

I've had to have a break to reassess. Learn how to go to bars/pubs without drinking while others are. I calculated that i havent been somewhere that serves alcohol and not had a beer in almost a decade srs.

I didn't really get hangovers, moreso tired from getting to bed at 4am and up at 7am still chitfaced.

I'm hoping to get back to a spot where drinking is a pleasure and lubricates a social event. Not just seeing who can drink the most and 1/2 of nights turn into a screaming match with coworkers lmao.
Sounds like a dysfunctional/alcoholic work place brah.
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post 1622851921 11-16-2020, 11:59 PM
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post 1622852231 11-17-2020, 12:04 AM
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post 1622853221 11-17-2020, 12:33 AM
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Drink 2-3x a year crew since 7 years ago. Amazing decision and highly recommended! Life is so much more biuriful without hangovers.
post 1622859581 11-17-2020, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted By justgenetics⏩
Nah you gotta drink more to teach ur immune system to deal with stress
Let’s start smoking 2 packs a day and doing pepsi and superwoman too, gotta confuse the body right babe?
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post 1622859621 11-17-2020, 04:22 AM
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post 1622859701 11-17-2020, 04:26 AM
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Do it, man.

I started with doing a sober month, then a sober two months, then a sober year.

After the year I was like, phuck this, going on 6 years without a drop now.
post 1622859881 11-17-2020, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted By Motiviert⏩
When I say getting sober helped me completely level up multiple times in life, I'm being ded srs
True dat.

Although my tolerance for drunk people is practically zero now whereas the first few years, I didn't mind being around them while sober.

Also, am I alone in phucking hating the smell of wine now?
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well, i guess i have 0 problem controlling alcohol. i'm either immune or have it so far deep down in my psyche to not become addicted that i've never come close

i would want to keep it as the occasional stress reliever; get loose, have a good time
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Originally Posted By ChrisLS8⏩
Absolutely hate hangovers. They keep me from drinking too often.

No real downside to the decision imo
this right here... i rarely drink, i just never got into it. Puzzled whenever im getting off of work and guys talk about drinking soon as they can. Never got into it i guess.
post 1623050201 11-18-2020, 10:07 PM
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ask yourself if you really need it...what does it really do for you?
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I've gone dry a few a times while lifting. The thing that is most noticeable to me is that your body still needs those calories that alcohol was supplying, when you replace them with food, the results are almost unbelievable.

Wish I could could crawl out of these beer cans and into tuna cans.
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post 1623050861 11-18-2020, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted By soberchuck⏩
Do it, man.

I started with doing a sober month, then a sober two months, then a sober year.

After the year I was like, phuck this, going on 6 years without a drop now.
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I’ve been realizing I need to cut way back. My tolerance is so high that it takes me a lot to even get a buzz. I got a bottle of nice bourbon for my birthday and it was gone in about two weeks. I also tend to argue when I drink and that’s fun for nobody. Plus, maybe I’ll see more gains.
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