Quit Drinking

[bad14u]

Originally posted by imonboardtoo
Hey, bad. I remember seeing the pix when your kid was born. How old is he now?

Just over 13 months!

[redneck99]

man it just seems that alcohol is the biggest problem facing america today..... not all the other nonsense that the media hypes as the problems with society........

I've been going through alot of crazy personal shit with my girlfirend of 4 years lately and I can tell you that it's damn hard not to go into a downward sprial into a drunken oblivion........

I commend you for taking control of those demons and wish I could do the same for myself...... Stone is totally right, Moderation is the key to all things....... reality is a bitch sometimes though and I can understand anyones struggle in these trying times......

..... and of course there are all the benefits I've learned from bodybuilding about not drinking...... it's by far the best thing that any of us could do! :)

[bad14u]

Originally posted by redneck99
I've been going through alot of crazy personal shit with my girlfirend of 4 years lately and I can tell you that it's damn hard not to go into a downward sprial into a drunken oblivion........

Bro...been there and done that! I was one that would see the problems that would lye ahead of me and say....."Fuck It...I need a drink." One drink would turn into 10-20. I would spend anywhere from $160-$200 on a weekend out partying with friends. Now I have a family...having a child helped me prioritize my shit and get staight...along with a DUI and some counceling.

When you and your girl are at each others throats Bro.....don't waste the money on alcohol...talk to a councelor or hit the gym and burn off the anger! Good Luck!

[imonboardtoo]

Good for you, Bad. Good thread about the GF too.

I agree. We all need an outlet, but blowing off steam can cost ya cash and heartache, or you can just work it out in the gym. Your choice, R99.

[njlovehandles]

The strange thing is that so many drink to try and solve there problems. I personally have never been so happy in my life. I'm 25 have a decent 9-5. Great friends and family who are all healthy. I wake up 99% of the time with a smile on my face and go to bed the like. I would say there have been time in my adolencense when i used drugs (mostly weed) to escape from shitty problems, but I have such a diffrent outlook on life now.

Shit, isnt the first step realizing you have a problem! oh man I'm way off from that.
Anyways, great thread. Alcohol is so shitty for you body, but can be so much fun. Since I have never used any as's I was wondering if some vets could comment on which is worse. A properly done cycle of say; test, and tren, or binge drinking 2 days a week for 8-12 weeks.

[pierced one]

Originally posted by njlovehandles
but can be so much fun.

i dont agree, some people(myself included) get violent or extremely depressed and do things one might not normally do.

when i was young it this was said to me from my father, "boy, if you are anything like me you wont drink"

i fully understand this now. Families get destroyed, violence occurs, and people get hurt physically and emotionally.

simple fun turns to shit before you know it. just depends upon who you are. i am not passing judgement on anyone who drinks, but every time i have ever had trouble in my life it was because of alcohol or drugs.

[bad14u]

Originally posted by pierced one
i dont agree, some people(myself included) get violent or extremely depressed and do things one might not normally do.

when i was young it this was said to me from my father, "boy, if you are anything like me you wont drink"

i fully understand this now. Families get destroyed, violence occurs, and people get hurt physically and emotionally.

simple fun turns to shit before you know it. just depends upon who you are. i am not passing judgement on anyone who drinks, but every time i have ever had trouble in my life it was because of alcohol or drugs.

:agree: I can understand that! My grandparents on my mothers side were alcoholics and most of my uncles can't have just 1 beer! They drink until the cooler is empty and want to go get more. They have pretty good control over emotions and stuff when drinking but my grandad threatened to kill my grandmother one night after drink a 5th of liquor! I was there to see it...him crying because he thought she was leaving him, so he drank himself into oblivion and was going to commit suicide at the riverhouse. We all(my mom, grandmother and me) went down to see if he was there. He was...with the bottle and a revolver. He got pissed off at us all, I was only 11 or 12 at the time, for coming down there. Told my mom that if he didn't take her back to the city he was going to shoot her. We all started to leave and one of my uncles showed up and managed to talk grandad into giving him the gun. After that my mother talked them both into getting treatment, which they did successfully. My mom doesn't drink for that very reason....she has seen what it can do to our family!

[Megiddo]

Originally posted by Shibby
It is hard until you feel yourself going somewhere. It is hard to quite and there are always underlying problems when you feel the need to get smashed. You probably do have a form of addiction that you won't relize until your habbits change. I heard people say it all the time, but never really saw what they were talking about until I found others ways to feel good. I wasn't being told about this becuase I had some huge drinking problem, but I did drink to much. It was a cause for concern by my family and friends that they were just trying to give me advice before it turned bad, but I wasn't at a point where they had to start lecturing me. The most has happened over the last 9 months. I may have a few drinks every few weeks. I can still feel the addiction to the alcohol at times, but I now have it under control. Since I don't drink but more on a rare occasion now, that few drinks will make me feel as drunk as when I use to binge drink on the weekends. I am lucky enough to have a great support group around me that I don't want to mess up. I would like to challenge you to go 1 month without drinking a drop. I mean without a sip of a beer or anything. Let yourself feel the alcohol addiction pull at you and get a feel for fighting it. This will let your mind get nice and clear and help you to evaluate things. Trust me when I tell you that you will be counting the days until that month ends just to let loose. I don't mean for you to do this as a way to fix anything. I don't know your situation. But I do know you won't see how alcohol affects your life until you give yourself a chance to really see your life without it. It's a humbling expierence and you can really find out alot about yourself.

QFMFT


I was on a roll with my diet and training and then I started back drinking, Vodka no less, and now I am taking stock of my situation just because I have been down this road once and lifting was what got me to stop drinking. Unlike Shibby though, I have no support group. My best friend is also my drinking partner and my wife doesn't understand why I drink, hell I barley do, so she only gets angry. Kicking th bottle is just a pain in the ass. It was actually easier for me to stop doing hard drugs than to quit drinking.

[iceberg]

Great job! I have cut back to a couple of drinks ervery other month or so, and never felt better.

ICEberg

[Arralou]

Being sober is a much better feeling than being drunk IMO. To have control is great. :)

[Luftdude]

Good job. I only drink a couple beers once a month nowadays.

LD