Let me begin by saying, I drink very rarely; few times a year.
When I drink, i get the feeling that my brain in running on powersaving mode; only the most basic functions are operational. It’s a fun feeling when I’m drinking, but I can’t imagine doing that regularly.
I’m not sure if this constitutes as bragging but I am proud of the fact that I can recall information quite well, and any activity which hinders this is not to my liking. The hangover is also bad, where the brain is slow for the next entire day.
I want to know the community thinks about drinking and how it effects/doesn’t affects their work and life and how they get around it. Any alternatives and tips?
I enjoy good beer. I have one almost every day - I don’t believe it’s the effect alcohol has on my brain, but the taste. I found a non-alcoholic beer that I liked and drank it for months. Then the store ran out so I got some of my old favourites as a treat and from the very first sip it was just - better. So I’m back to drinking alcohol - one beer a day and a small Jägermeister once or twice a month.
I understand that it’s poison, but I feel like unless you’re living a totally subsistence lifestyle in the middle of nowhere then everything you do is a potential poison to some extent and our bodies will deal with it or not - we’re all playing Russian Roulette with everything we ingest, breath and touch.
I can respectfully disagree with that. I think there are some hobbies which can both bring joy to one’s life and not cause any harm (unless you take it to a crazy extreme). Example; collecting stamps. Doesn’t cause anyone any harm. Can be be harmful? If you spend thousands of dollars to get one rare stamp and ignoring your family duties, yes it can be harmful. However, such examples are extremely rare.
Drinking can be done moderately, I agree. But saying it’s the same as any other activity is a no from me.
But thanks for sharing. I may try some non-alcoholic beer.
I was thinking more of the other stuff we put in our bodies - processed food, the polluted air in most cities etc.
I’m in this boat.
I don’t drink a beer every day, but probably 2-3 times a week, I crack one while making dinner.
Not for any buzz, just because I genuinely enjoy the taste.
If I’m out, it’s fine, and it also happens that I don’t drink any for a couple of weeks because I need to be able to drive the kids somewhere.
I rarely ever party and get drunk. At most a couple of times a year.