Well, not taking a break, but stopping.
I am very glad I ripped that bandaid off over a decade ago. But success for people with a genuine problem is stopping, not taking a break
I am very glad I ripped that bandaid off over a decade ago. But success for people with a genuine problem is stopping, not taking a break
People who want to drink--should drink.
People who don't want to drink but find that they keep doing it anyway, might want to check out what AA has to offer. It worked for me when nothing else did.
But I do know some alcoholics that say they can’t even taste the stuff or it will trigger them. So to each their own
And it's bad for you, yes, and that's why I quit, it was fucking with my sleep horribly, but also it's such a drain on your finances today. And given the state of things today, I'm glad I quit when I did. Saving a grand a year isn't a lot but that money is much better off being spent in a different way.
Anyway I don't disagree, in retrospect it was all a way to drink more beer in different styles than I could readily get from a store. It's easy to justify in the moment but having many gallons of beer around all of the time is dangerous...
Yeah, it is. And quitting a substance (or in my case many) is also tough. It’s scary and isolating.
That said, I think modern people, especially those in the west where there is so much (often unappreciated) comfort and plenty, have become allergic to doing tough things. Comfort, like a crutch, has atrophied our capacity for discipline and determination because there is endless entertainment and consumerism to keep us warm and docile and distracted.
In my experience, tough things that require discipline and long term investment are the only things really worth pursuing in that, when I die, those are the only things I will look back on with a sense of pride and accomplishment.