Posted by alohashirt on November 6, 2005, at 18:41:18
In reply to Acohole Survey, posted by FrequentFryer on November 6, 2005, at 7:33:05
> Do you guys reckon large consumptions of alcohole (50-60 STANDARD DRINKS A WEEK) reduceS your anti-D EFFECIENCY?
> iM SURE IT MAKES U A BIT DEPRESSED but I dont think it has anything to do with the ant-d'sAbout ten years ago I wandered into an AA meeting and said "Hey I'm Fred, I'm not an alcoholic, but I figure you guys might give me some tips about how to turn my immoderate drinking into moderate drinking?" They laughed.
AFter the meeting some guy says, "So Fred does drinking cause you problems?"
"No my girlfriend does cause sometimes she won't go to the pub"
"Does the drinking affect your work?"
"Only when I'm hungover"
"Do you ever obsess about drinking"
"I think about drinking every fifteen minutes - no more than the average guy"
"Does drinking ever stop you from doing stuff you want?"
"Only when I'm drunk"
"Does drinking affect your personal relationships?"
"No never. Well I guess once I met this really nice girl but couldn't recognize her the next time we met because I'd been so drunk. And once I came to take my girlfriendto a show and fell in a stupor as soon as it began. Apart from that no never"
. . .
"Do you ever think about taking a break from drinking?"
"I once decided to take a month off but I felt so good after one day off that I figured I didn 't need the whole month"
..
A few weeks later I figured that even though I wasn't an alcoholic maybe a short break would help me - after all aside from them being alcoholics these guys sounded just teh same as me, and teh feelings of hopelessness,a nd fear they described truly resonated . After two months of not drinking I felt clearer headed, smarter, more hopeful than ever before.For me, not drinking was a life-saver. It was weird how as soon as I stopped drinking my debts seemed to disappear and I began saving cash. Less interesting stories of course ...
It didn't cure ADHD but Focalin XR is doing a good job with the distraction part of that. I wouldn't return in a million years. Just my experience, not suggesting you'd have a similar one.Fred.
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