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I really can’t relate… I drink but I never feel the “urge” to drink… I can simply stop and alcohol doesn’t even cross my mind for weeks.
by freedom2099 5y ago
I really can’t relate… I drink but I never feel the “urge” to drink… I can simply stop and alcohol doesn’t even cross my mind for weeks.
- exdsq 5y agoThat’s good! That is how a healthy relationship with alcohol should be.
- grvdrm 5y agoThat's interesting. I've suspected it was two things: 1. Some chemical addiction - hard to understand but may contribute to the "urge" 2. Some component of taste - in other words, I like the taste of bourbon. I don't really care to be drunk but it obviously happens sometimes. But the goal is not to be drunk but instead to enjoy the taste of bourbon. I'm sure that desire manifests itself chemically in the body as well. Yet, I think of them as different pathways to the outcome. So day to day, what I feel like I'm fighting is the desire to taste something I really enjoy, rather than the desire to be drunk, if that distinction makes sense.
- freedom2099 5y agoI do understand the need to taste something you really enjoy… but that is what every meal is for (I always try to eat nice things… eating should be a happy moment!)
- mythrwy 5y agoExactly the same. I can take alcohol or leave it. With no social pressure, on my own I very seldom buy alcohol or keep it around. I don't think about it. I don't want for it, on occasion I'll have a few drinks and once in a great while a few too many drinks but it's not something I really care about one way or the other. I've seen many people not like this. Alcohol is a central part of their life even if they aren't "drunks". I think it must be a biological/chemical?