Has anyone successfully stopped drinking? Or even never drank?
I’m considering just stopping because I’m at an age now where I’m done with parties and drinking to get absolutely lashed and I figure there’s virtually no point getting drunk if I get nothing out of it. I don’t need help quitting because I’m not dependent in any way but I’m just curious about other people’s experiences, health differences etc
My mother was a raging alcoholic so it kind of fucked up my perception of drinking. After drinking a little bit at 19-21 I finally just admitted that I really don't like drinking at all.
Appreciating the taste is, oddly enough, a great way to stop excessive drinking.
What do you drink? I'm honestly not a huge fan of the tastes of most alcohol
I stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes - it's great and totally doable
>now i just smoke dude weed
Havent drink at all for 2 years since i started lifting seriously. Gettin a couple of beers with some mates yeah but havent blacked out and have no intend to do it again.
I was in the same boat OP. After years of aimlessly and almost pointlessly drinking on the weekends (and some week nights) just because it was "the thing to do", I recently realized that I'm just getting too old for that shit.
It's tough at times because it definitely affects your social life, especially if your friends are still doing this type of partying. Get used to having to turn down that weekend drinking session with the boys, all in the name of feeling good the next day for your gains. When you do go out, you'll need to make a mindful effort to only have 1 or 2 beers ad still enjoy yourself. It'll take pratice...I've failed a bunch but persistence gets you there. Now I'm at the point where anything over 3 beers in a night has me hungover and feeling like shit the next day.
Yeah, I stopped drinking when I started smoking weed. The two don't mix too well and I liked weed more. Then I stopped smoking weed when I dropped LSD like twenty times. Now I'm "clean".
Good on you user. Personally I don't like the idea of not going out just to avoid alcohol,I think i'll be able to resist the temptation, although I know i'll be somewhat outcast in the sense that everyone else is getting smashed and i'm not.
I just don't see why I should keep drinking alcohol my whole life when its not remotely good for you in any way, might as well cut it out now.
Im 22 now and got piss drunk a lot from 16-20, after that I slowly realised that this was a huge waste of time, I didnt enjoy it once the initial binge passed and felt like shit next morning I've more or less stopped, do enjoy one or two once a month tops, but no way am I going back