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[mrsquirrel]

I can't stop when I start, not sure if it's classed as alcholism but I find it very difficult to control so I don't do it.

I realised it was just a waste of my time. What is the point of it? I couldn't find one after a while.

[milkweedma]

It gives me full blown depression for 6 weeks after intoxication. Life is simpler, calmer, more managable without the demon alcohol. Try it. Eventually you'll like it. It's tough for the first two years. If you can live without it with relative happiness you can probably do almost anything.

[thatwhitegirl]

I agree with milkweedma....

It is hard the first couple years...helps a LOT if you don't frequent bars and hang out with people who don't drink. Or don't go out just to get drunk. It's fun to be with people when they're drinking...until they've had about 2-3. Then they start getting stupid and start talking a load of bull...that's when you leave.

The money you save and the calmness of mind are remarkable. I do at times wish I could sit down with a cold one...but I know that if I did I would never stop.

[Loza]

I stopped drinking in December 2005 after taking a Vipassanna meditation course in New Zealand.

http://www.dhamma.org/

Alcohol makes daily meditation difficult and getting intoxicated is escaping from reality, which isn't healthy IMO because it's so temporary.

I heard something recently: that humans crave pleasure and they usually get this through sugar, alcohol and/or drugs. But it's more beneficial to get it through exercise, meditation and/or sex - common sense really.

Since I stopped drinking I really do feel more peaceful and less reactive to life�s ups and downs. If I'm feeling a bit down I don't rush to get a drink or smoke a joint to zone out from the pain like I used to.