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i like my mind clear 100% of the time

• gwbas1c 1y ago
  One drink doesn't do that. It's a misconception pushed by people who don't know what they're talking about / have an axe to grind. That being said: If you don't want to drink, don't. Life is too short to spend time with people who don't accept you for who you are and what you want to do.
  • afroboy 1y ago
    One drink lead to another.
    • gwbas1c 1y ago
      For an alcoholic, yes. I have that problem with candy and junk food. Other people have it with video games. It's better not to judge.
      • doright 1y ago
        Yeah, I consider myself lucky I avoided drinking decades ago. I say "lucky" I because I was able to view alcohol consumption as a risk-reward tradeoff and guessed (correctly) that I was abnormally vulnerable to addiction due to upbringing. I sometimes feel smart for figuring it out, but honestly if I had just been invited to more parties early on I might still be going to AA meetings by now. So I do not at all blame the newer generations for following in my footsteps, regardless of the reason. This stuff can be life-ruining with the correct combination of nature and nurture. I think for some backgrounds like mine, the only way to avoid the worst outcomes of addiction is to declare that such a background precludes any consumption of [substance], full stop. It's not something people want to hear, but I believe there really was no other choice for me in hindsight.
    • metaltyphoon 1y ago
      This is to be said for any addiction