The Wise Alchy Sage Retires

Griff · 12-29-2007, 08:51 AM

I've been working on my various character flaws and like to think I've made some progress. It is time to reconsider alcohol. My problem with booze usually expresses itself in group settings. I'm generally regarded as a funny drunk. The comments I keep to myself sober stream out unfiltered. Obviously, this can lead to unfunny moments. The other part of drinking in group settings is the quantity problem. I don't drink moderately while engaged socially. So in the name of good emotional, physical, and spiritual health and fitness I'm pulling the plug on booze. We had a nice run but it doesn't work any more. If y'all catch me on the drunk thread, give me hell.

Trilby · 12-29-2007, 08:55 AM

Good for you, Griff! I totally support you on this. ETOH has been my master for a looooong time and I know just how hard it is to quit. Best wishes!

Griff · 12-29-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks B! I appreciate the support.

busterb · 12-29-2007, 09:30 AM

Good on you. I'm think about a new years deal myself. Again!
Hi Lady. Good on you also.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-29-2007, 10:18 AM

You can do this, Griff, just like everything else you've set your mind to.
While alcohol can be fun, it extracts a pretty hefty price.
Being sober might prevent you from getting run through in a duel, also.

classicman · 12-29-2007, 11:31 AM

We need a new support thread for all of us who are gonna try and alter our behavior! I stopped smokin 3 months ago, but I still feel the urge on occasion. It was the last vice I had and by far the hardest to leave behind. Griif set your mind and if you need any help or encouragement - shoot me a pm. Great luck to ya!

Griff · 12-30-2007, 06:56 AM

Thanks guys!

BigV · 12-31-2007, 03:45 PM

Griff:

You can do this.

I don't miss alcohol. I don't miss being drunk. I definitely don't miss the misery of being hung over. I don't miss that hole in my pocket where my money used to be. I don't miss the fear of doing something stupid/illegal/harmful while being drunk.

I still drink, just club soda or something similar. I still get happy, but from circumstances, not substances. I still get sick, just not self inflicted. I still spend my (practically all my) money, just on stuff that lasts longer than one night. And I still do stupid/illegal/harmful things. I have plenty of room for self improvement. But I am trying to find new mistakes to make, instead of repeating the same stupid/illegal/harmful ones I did while drinking. I flatter myself by considering that learning.

I know you have an abiding love of learning too. I wish you success with your efforts to learn what you're seeking. It's there, and you're able. You can do it.

kerosene · 12-31-2007, 04:02 PM

Great decision, Griff. I made that one almost a year ago and haven't missed it since. Sobriety = clearheadedness. Clear is nice.

I just took my last patch off today from quitting smoking. I have only gained about 3 lbs since quitting, but I am not worried...I think it will come off again, since I am not holiday pigging anymore. I have tried very hard not to be a complete bitch through this whole thing, but quitting smoking is much harder than I had expected. It's difficult to stop doing something you have done every hour for 12 years.

TheMercenary · 12-31-2007, 04:43 PM

Good on you Griff. I am seriously considering joining you.

HungLikeJesus · 12-31-2007, 05:11 PM

I'm sure I'll agree with all of you tomorrow morning.

Until then...

Griff · 12-31-2007, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

I'm sure I'll agree with all of you tomorrow morning.

Until then...

We'll try not to be too smug. Thanks all.

monster · 01-03-2008, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

I'm sure I'll agree with all of you tomorrow morning.

Until then...

HungOverLikeJesus?

Shawnee123 · 01-03-2008, 10:38 AM

lmao!

Good luck to you, Griff.

lookout123 · 01-03-2008, 11:09 AM

good luck with it. i didn't make a big decision to stop drinking altogether, it just kind of happened last year. i decided i needed a break about a year and a half ago. so i just started working out during the time i normally drank. at some point i realized it felt pretty good not drinking and although i do miss the flavor of a gorgeous guinness... i don't miss it. much.

for me the only hard part was when i realized what the alcohol that was always in my system did for me. i was a very happy fully functional drunk. i was never hammered, but usually buzzed. i found out that after being sober for some time that sobriety brought my temper to the surface. apparently the booze suppressed that. so i recognized that and deal with that through means that aren't turning my liver into a rock.

12-29-2007, 08:51 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The Wise Alchy Sage Retires I've been working on my various character flaws and like to think I've made some progress. It is time to reconsider alcohol. My problem with booze usually expresses itself in group settings. I'm generally regarded as a funny drunk. The comments I keep to myself sober stream out unfiltered. Obviously, this can lead to unfunny moments. The other part of drinking in group settings is the quantity problem. I don't drink moderately while engaged socially. So in the name of good emotional, physical, and spiritual health and fitness I'm pulling the plug on booze. We had a nice run but it doesn't work any more. If y'all catch me on the drunk thread, give me hell. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-29-2007, 09:00 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks B! I appreciate the support. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-29-2007, 09:30 AM	#4
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Good on you. I'm think about a new years deal myself. Again! Hi Lady. Good on you also. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

12-29-2007, 10:18 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You can do this, Griff, just like everything else you've set your mind to. While alcohol can be fun, it extracts a pretty hefty price. Being sober might prevent you from getting run through in a duel, also. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-29-2007, 11:31 AM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	We need a new support thread for all of us who are gonna try and alter our behavior! I stopped smokin 3 months ago, but I still feel the urge on occasion. It was the last vice I had and by far the hardest to leave behind. Griif set your mind and if you need any help or encouragement - shoot me a pm. Great luck to ya! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-29-2007, 08:55 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Good for you, Griff! I totally support you on this. ETOH has been my master for a looooong time and I know just how hard it is to quit. Best wishes!

12-30-2007, 06:56 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks guys! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2007, 03:45 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Griff: You can do this. I don't miss alcohol. I don't miss being drunk. I definitely don't miss the misery of being hung over. I don't miss that hole in my pocket where my money used to be. I don't miss the fear of doing something stupid/illegal/harmful while being drunk. I still drink, just club soda or something similar. I still get happy, but from circumstances, not substances. I still get sick, just not self inflicted. I still spend my (practically all my) money, just on stuff that lasts longer than one night. And I still do stupid/illegal/harmful things. I have plenty of room for self improvement. But I am trying to find new mistakes to make, instead of repeating the same stupid/illegal/harmful ones I did while drinking. I flatter myself by considering that learning. I know you have an abiding love of learning too. I wish you success with your efforts to learn what you're seeking. It's there, and you're able. You can do it. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-31-2007, 04:02 PM	#9
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Great decision, Griff. I made that one almost a year ago and haven't missed it since. Sobriety = clearheadedness. Clear is nice. I just took my last patch off today from quitting smoking. I have only gained about 3 lbs since quitting, but I am not worried...I think it will come off again, since I am not holiday pigging anymore. I have tried very hard not to be a complete bitch through this whole thing, but quitting smoking is much harder than I had expected. It's difficult to stop doing something you have done every hour for 12 years.

12-31-2007, 04:43 PM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Good on you Griff. I am seriously considering joining you. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-31-2007, 05:11 PM	#11
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I'm sure I'll agree with all of you tomorrow morning. Until then... __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-03-2008, 10:38 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lmao! Good luck to you, Griff.

01-03-2008, 11:09 AM	#15
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	good luck with it. i didn't make a big decision to stop drinking altogether, it just kind of happened last year. i decided i needed a break about a year and a half ago. so i just started working out during the time i normally drank. at some point i realized it felt pretty good not drinking and although i do miss the flavor of a gorgeous guinness... i don't miss it. much. for me the only hard part was when i realized what the alcohol that was always in my system did for me. i was a very happy fully functional drunk. i was never hammered, but usually buzzed. i found out that after being sober for some time that sobriety brought my temper to the surface. apparently the booze suppressed that. so i recognized that and deal with that through means that aren't turning my liver into a rock. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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