Lounge, I have decided to stop drinking.

[Pierre.Suave]

It is not healthy for me and accomplishes nothing worthwhile.

I am just going to deal with it alcohol free from now on.

[mainegreen]

1. good for you!

[Symarip]

2. No one likes a quitter

The world of barley and hops will welcome you back with open arms when you choose to be a part of us again.

[Pierre.Suave]

12. I should have qualified my statement

what I meant to say is that I am going to stop drinking myself to sleep, and instead sober up, go to school, and try to concentrate on that instead of the massive heartbreak I am enduring.

I will still probably have the occasional beer or two.

[malta blue]

3. jasonc

You do what you need to do to heal yourself at this time.

We are all here for you :hug:

[Mutley]

4. Probabaly a good idea.

Drinking to escape can't be healthy. You'll never deal with what's bothering you if you're drunk all/most/a lot of the time.

[NJmaverick]

5. If you think it will help you, go for it

[supernova]

6. that's wise

You're getting a lot of information thrown at you now. Self-medicating will only make absorbing it harder.

It will absolutely be more painful from a personal standpoint, but you will process it more fully and completely, then in time feel better about finding someone else.

:hug:

[hobbit709]

7. Reality is for people that can't face drugs.

[Bombero1956]

8. good idea

I think that calls for a drink. Orange Juice please.

[RadiationTherapy]

9. I have had my heart broken several times. Each time involved "recovering" with drugs and alcohol.

The last time I decided to work out a lot and learn to play guitar. I wrote some pretty sappy shitty songs, but I learned. I traveled. I made myself better and more interesting.

I hope you can find ways to make yourself better and more interesting, not because you need it, but because it is good for you.

[TZ]

10. Good for you.

Better to focus on your schoolwork as a distraction

[KitchenWitch]

11. The clarity will help you get on with your life more rapidly.

:hug:

[Inchworm]

13. My wagon ride is nearing its end

I've not drunk in weeks.

Good on ya!

:woohoo:

[IndianaJones]

14. alcohol has been the root cause of the destruction of many relationships. good move. nt.

[Pierre.Suave]

17. In this case

it was the destruction of the relationship that led to a few days of drinking.

[Haole Girl]

15. Good idea

You'll need your liver for your 40's!

:hi:

[Lucian]

16. That's a great idea.

Alcohol should never accompany misery. Trust me. I know this. Things will get better. :)

[Resuscitated Ethics]

18. Get off the sauce-- it's overrated

Here's a test: can you give it up for three months WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT? For real, CHRISTMAS? (or Labor Day? Or July 4th? Or ST Patrick's DAY? Most maintenance drinkers don't give their alcoholism a thought because there isn't a rock-bottom involved.

Fuck booze. Give it up. See the Clash "Rude Boy", Joe Strummer saying he quit, it was fucking him up , as the drunk rude boy was stagger slamming to "let the good times roll". Pathetic.
Think about what a lovely life it is to look forward to, with cocktails from "Cape Fear" --Pepto Bismal/Bourbon for those special stake-outs.
Go stark raving sober and write it up if the police mess with you. If you've got booze on you they can beat and blame you, no shit. Even if it's not your fault if there is booze near you will be blamed.

Drunks anymore just reek and slur. Nice as they may be in the day the overload bloat party wrecks have LOST THEIR CHARM! Most drinkers are maintenance drunks and they get TOUCHY and DEFENSIVE about it. Let them. There is no one in this but you.

Neil Young (Having a ball, rolling to the bottom)
Big Audio Dynamite (You can't disable a tank in urban warfare when you're blobbing out in the living room chair-- ALCOHOL NO_NO)
Ian Dury and the Blockheads (Uncoolahol!)

Fuck booze, rock on

[Pierre.Suave]

23. OK people

I am NOT AN ALCOHOLIC.

STOP sending me PMs telling me I am and how great it is I need to stop.

I drank some due to the fact I was dumped by my now ex-fiancee two days ago.

I decided to stop after drinking for two days due to the sadness of it for me.

ONCE AGAIN, I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC, AND NEVER WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, I WAS NOT AND AM NOT A HEAVY DRINKER AND ALCOHOL DID NOT LEAD TO THIS BREAK UP.

From now on, please inform yourself before jumping to conclusions...

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Stop posting about your life in the lounge if you don't want support

or advice. My two cents.

[Resuscitated Ethics]

25. Conclusions are for the convinced

I'm convinced there is defensiveness about drinking in nearly all drinkers. I don't give a crap about the private individual rights-- I despise the great hypocrisy that is drinking and driving. Fucking booze heads are TOUCHY and a PUBLIC MENACE. Fuck booze.

[DarkTirade]

19. Glad to hear you're moving forward.

Might take a while to move past it all, but ya gotta at least move forward to start the process. :hug:

[Shell Beau]

20. That is a great choice! That way you can think clearly and as

levelheaded as possible! :hug:

[Lethe]

21. Way to go

I'll be quitting pretty soon myself.

[Taverner]

22. Cool - let us know how it goes