haha, yes it does. It gave me my son, and a kid was the last thing I wanted at the time. But, he's the most wanted kid in the world now. Fortunately, it was me and my wife who had too much to drink and didn't take all our normal precautions. It turned out to be a very good thing for both of us. But I have too many friends who have children with random people they don't even know, and while they love them, it's not something they would choose for others.
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anyone ever quit drinking cold turkey?
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and keep in mind you can't drink there while stationed. so better to start weening yourself off the drink now.
you are very correct and that sort of happened to me on wednesday. I monitor my BP to begin with because I'm borderline high. on wednesday my BP went up to about 161/97 and my pulse was up to 122 when 80 +/- is my norm. when something is taken from the body there's going to be sympathetic responses. also, the alcohol in your system replaces some other natural chemical (GABA or some crap like that) in your body and your body needs to start making it again. in the meantime your nervous system is completely misfiring.
I was given a breathalyzer for the recent Ancient-Roman-Paegan-Holiday celebrations...I blew a .09 this morning. I'm looking forward to drinking water all weekend and sleeping.
- no one's life was ever improved because they drank, although it may have seemed that way while drinking.
- AA is for anyone who has a problem with alcohol, doesn't matter if it's as big a problem as someone else's, and the program works if you give it a chance.
- the first 30 days sober is hard. after that, it's just difficult
- AA is for anyone who has a problem with alcohol, doesn't matter if it's as big a problem as someone else's, and the program works if you give it a chance.
- the first 30 days sober is hard. after that, it's just difficult
i did it on my own.....your body becomes very accustomed to settling out mental problems with a beer. you just have to calm down and step back from the situation. it's been a year, i can't say i really drink hard much anymore, but there are just times where i'm like "i want a beer". just the drawn to the taste feeling.
I just stopped.
But i wasnt the type to drink alot on my own, when i did drink though, it was stupid stupid amounts.
It'll be 4 years come February, started drinking at 13/14 stopped at about 18. Love having more money and remembering my mates making fools of themselves whilst out of it
But i wasnt the type to drink alot on my own, when i did drink though, it was stupid stupid amounts.
It'll be 4 years come February, started drinking at 13/14 stopped at about 18. Love having more money and remembering my mates making fools of themselves whilst out of it
i quit for a month 2x in my life. last time was recently for life insurance purposes since i tested out of range on a liver enzyme. i also wanted to see if i was addicted because i hardly ever go a day without alcohol.
fortunately, the month went by fine...the only issue were friends trying to get me to drink and going out to a club. but the club scene is actually pretty funny when you are sober...you get to see how truly messed up people get. i can't test this theory because i'm married, but judging by the way the night went, i think you have a much better shot of scoring when you are sober LOL.
oh, and my liver enzyme tested in range on the subsequent test.
fortunately, the month went by fine...the only issue were friends trying to get me to drink and going out to a club. but the club scene is actually pretty funny when you are sober...you get to see how truly messed up people get. i can't test this theory because i'm married, but judging by the way the night went, i think you have a much better shot of scoring when you are sober LOL.
oh, and my liver enzyme tested in range on the subsequent test.
Haven't had a drink since that one fateful night on December 2nd.
Not until I'm of age. Empty calories otherwise. Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Not until I'm of age. Empty calories otherwise. Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
I gave up overnight one night in 1993. After a really booze laden gig (unlimited free spirits for the band ) laced with other interesting substances I drove 150 miles home with 3 passengers on a slow twisty road in under 2hrs and didn't remember *anything* of the drive or the hour or so before leaving. Since then it's only been the occasional drink and no more funny substances.
I quit on January 1st, 2003, on board the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman, CVN-75. We had pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, for New Year's Eve, and I drank wwwaaaayyy too much. The last thing I remember is one of the aviation Marines that worked for me walking up to me with 2 glass boots (if you've been to Souda, you know what I'm talking about) filled with the local brew, saying, "I don't know what happened to my liberty buddies, you guys wanna help me out?"
Don't remember getting back aboard, don't remember making it to my rack, but I remember clearly the smell of a stainless steel, vomit-filled saltwater toilet my head was hanging more or less IN when I came to. Not a smell I'd care to repeat.
I was completely alcohol-free until December 06, when I was out with my g/f and some neighbors at a restaurant, and I had a beer with my steak. Now I'm an occassional beer guy, rarely (if ever) a liquor guy, and I'm just as happy without as with. Self-control came after a hard lesson, for me.
Don't remember getting back aboard, don't remember making it to my rack, but I remember clearly the smell of a stainless steel, vomit-filled saltwater toilet my head was hanging more or less IN when I came to. Not a smell I'd care to repeat.
I was completely alcohol-free until December 06, when I was out with my g/f and some neighbors at a restaurant, and I had a beer with my steak. Now I'm an occassional beer guy, rarely (if ever) a liquor guy, and I'm just as happy without as with. Self-control came after a hard lesson, for me.
