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You seem to be describing a misuse of alcohol, if anything. It's not the case that you either drink excessively or abstain completely. Enjoying a drink, even to
by lo_zamoyski 4y ago
You seem to be describing a misuse of alcohol, if anything. It's not the case that you either drink excessively or abstain completely. Enjoying a drink, even to relax, is not principally a way of coping with mental illness. It is enjoyable. Indeed, a drink (not too much; I'm not talking about drunkenness) can actually make you better at thinking (Ballmer peak comes to mind; there are some studies that corroborate this I remember seeing). Perhaps this is the result of relaxation.
Of course, if you find it adversely affecting you, then you owe it to yourself to abstain.
- jcpst 4y agoSure, good points. I don’t mean to portray it as binary. Back in my gigging days, we called it “the perfect buzz”. 1-2 drinks before performing worked well- but more than that did not. I only share so much because for some of us it’s a very slippery slope. I used to not be aware of _why_ I was drinking so much. I do really enjoy the taste of a craft beer, or a decent bourbon. The part I’m working on now is balance. I don’t want to get to where I _have_ to stop drinking.