I haven't consumed any alcohol myself in months, but it's mostly because I strive to be in peak shape, and you just cannot be in peak physical fitness if you're drinking alcohol, even on occasion. It seems that ever since getting into shape, my body just does not tolerate alcohol like it used to. Even small amounts fuck with my sleep and leave me feeling like crap for at least a day or two afterwards. I do get the itch to drink every now and then, especially with the nice weather here, but it's something I am able to fight off with relative ease. Cannabis is still my one vice, and I cannot see myself doing away with that completely anytime soon, though I recently took a 4 month break from it, and occasionally will take breaks from it in the future.
Awesome for you, man. I live in a recovery house... get drug tested, go to meetings, work with my sponsor... the whole AA deal. Which I thought I was going to absolutely hate, but actually really fucking love. I've been at my parents house since Sunday and thought that maybe I'd give in and have a beer or two, but couldn't bring myself to do it. Being sober feels too good. And plus, it would feel like a waste to throw away 4 months over a few brews. Heroin is what brought me down, but through the whole process I learned that I am just as much (if not more of) an alcoholic.
Yeah for like the last 2 years.. but before that was into painkillers for years. That shit is the devil, truly.
I find myself having similar issues with alcohol as I get older. Sometimes I can have a beer after dinner and it is great, other times one beer will make me feel like shit for the rest of the night and disrupt my sleep. It seems to set off my arthritis sometimes as well (but not other times, so it could be unrelated). I don't really have any issues with weed.
We still got marijuana my friend! Kind of kidding cause I have to admit, when boozing in town I can still really enjoy indulging in a lot of beer. It is just that the hangovers are getting less worth it I never drank alone anyway, so nothing to miss in that regard
Drinking is like, my favorite thing in the world. Sometimes I wish I didn't abuse it for years so I could still indulge recreationally. Oh well. Such is life lol.
When I was 24 I quite booze for a year as a lentish kinda ritual thingy and after the year, I couldn't do alchy any more. My body just rejected it. Even just a single beer.
