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Yeah, I was a "hope-to-die" alcoholic for around a decade and I don't think alcohol made up as much of my identity as it did/does for the author. Certainly I se
by silverquiet 2y ago
Yeah, I was a "hope-to-die" alcoholic for around a decade and I don't think alcohol made up as much of my identity as it did/does for the author. Certainly I see some of the effects she noted, but I didn't actually lose any friends or anything like that when I quit drinking.
- dspillett 2y agoI wasn't a “hope-to-die” type, but for a time drinking was part of my pension plan: investing heavily in Smirnoff to increase the chance of not living long enough that not having a good pension plan is an issue! I don't drink much these days, I can't say I've lost any social life because of it. There are some I've lost contact with, but I've gained other friends in the active hobbies that I reduced my drinking to be better at.