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Sadly life isnt logical. Some people cant open up at all without alcohol. Alcohol may be their only way to connect with people. It can help them relax as it rel
by Cloudef 5y ago
Sadly life isnt logical. Some people cant open up at all without alcohol. Alcohol may be their only way to connect with people. It can help them relax as it relives stress, some enjoy that it breaks the ice on social situations etc.. Human isnt logical being.
- dataengineer56 5y agoThese are all misconceptions that the book addresses. Alcohol does not relieve stress, it deadens senses. To combat stress you need to solve the problem that is causing your stress. Alcohol does not improve confidence, it reduces inhibitions. Inhibitions are essential for being rational and making good decisions. See: people who have a drink and then injure themselves or get into fights.
- giantg2 5y ago"Inhibitions are essential for being rational and making good decisions." I wonder if this is part of the reason high IQ individuals are more likely to binge drink and get drunk - to be less rational.
- standardUser 5y agoI've read the book (and quit smoking with his other book) but I think he fails to account for the diversity of individual reactions to alcohol as a drug. Some people have an easier time drinking (few problems with addiction, no negative changes to behavior, minimal hangovers) than other people (easily addicted, bad moods/behaviors, disruptive hangovers). It's pretty easy to craft a compelling negative narrative if you're the latter type of drinker. Not so much if you're the former. The same with smoking. I was viscously addicted to smoking and quitting was a living hell. But I've know people who were occasional smokers who decided to stop one day and had no problem doing so.