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The following comment/observation could be about anything - not specific to drinking. You wrote "I was forced ... to resume drinking...". No you weren't. Yo

The following comment/observation could be about anything - not specific to drinking. You wrote "I was forced ... to resume drinking...". No you weren't. You chose to do so. You may feel that you were pressured by other people to drink but I would bet a huge amount that no one tied your hands and used force to feed you alcohol. If you ever need motivation to refuse to drink, re-read the rest of your post and you should find all the good reasons to do so.

swombat 12y ago
Sure - it was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I was on a Tango dancing holiday in Buenos Aires and, well, dancing is more fun when you've had a glass of wine :-) There's a time for everything. The key insight, to me, is to realise that I am way sharper on zero-alcohol, and that every time I make an exception it takes two and a half days to get back to normal.
JohnnyBuffalo 12y ago
Let's step back a second and use a very clear observation. This is like saying to someone overweight - why don't you stop eating crappy food. Look at the mis-information, man. Additionally, social "norms" force a lot of cultural influence to do so. This falls in line that America is a "drinking" society. Go watch Ken Burn's Prohibition just a fact of record. I haven't even touched on the addiction aspects, because I think its self-explanatory on how it plays out on people - no matter if its eating, smoking, drinking, etc.
- notdonspaulding 12y ago
  No, this is like replying to someone's statement "I was forced to eat unhealthy foods." by pointing out that they are shifting the responsibility of their actions onto their circumstances and surroundings. Those may have an influence on you, but the best way to see change in your life is to accept responsibility for your actions and bring them in line with your goals.

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The following comment/observation could be about anything - not specific to drinking. You wrote "I was forced ... to resume drinking...". No you weren't. Yo

by aroberge 12y ago

swombat 12y ago
Sure - it was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I was on a Tango dancing holiday in Buenos Aires and, well, dancing is more fun when you've had a glass of wine :-) There's a time for everything. The key insight, to me, is to realise that I am way sharper on zero-alcohol, and that every time I make an exception it takes two and a half days to get back to normal.
JohnnyBuffalo 12y ago
Let's step back a second and use a very clear observation. This is like saying to someone overweight - why don't you stop eating crappy food. Look at the mis-information, man. Additionally, social "norms" force a lot of cultural influence to do so. This falls in line that America is a "drinking" society. Go watch Ken Burn's Prohibition just a fact of record. I haven't even touched on the addiction aspects, because I think its self-explanatory on how it plays out on people - no matter if its eating, smoking, drinking, etc.
- notdonspaulding 12y ago
  No, this is like replying to someone's statement "I was forced to eat unhealthy foods." by pointing out that they are shifting the responsibility of their actions onto their circumstances and surroundings. Those may have an influence on you, but the best way to see change in your life is to accept responsibility for your actions and bring them in line with your goals.