At the end of November I got depressed and started drinking alcohol a lot.

[Man of Ethics]

That was a very bad decision, but I was very depressed! I was terribly stressed throughout the Summer and all of the Fall. At first I had terrible anxiety about becoming an alcoholic.


You can not really blame me -- watching Gore lead Bush by 5-10 points was a great stress. Still no winner by the end of November.


Fortunately, with the help of my parents, I stopped drinking very quickly, and did not become an alcoholic. Here I am -- 22 Novembers later.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

step 1, throw out all of the alcohol in your home

 

[shockedcanadian]

That was a very bad decision, but I was very depressed! I was terribly stressed throughout the Summer and all of the Fall. At first I had terrible anxiety about becoming an alcoholic.


You can not really blame me -- watching Gore lead Bush by 5-10 points was a great stress. Still no winner by the end of November.


Fortunately, with the help of my parents, I stopped drinking very quickly, and did not become an alcoholic. Here I am -- 22 Novembers later.

I'm glad you came around. Laying off the bottle is a wise decision. God made us imperfect but perfectly defiant and hopefully able to cope.

Enjoy sobriety.

 

[Man of Ethics]

step 1, throw out all of the alcohol in your home

Done, December 2001.

 

[Kilroy2]

So you were never an alcoholic but became close to being one.

 

[Man of Ethics]

So you were never an alcoholic but became close to being one.

Sort of.

 

[Quasar44]

Sort of.

November of 2022 or 2000 ??

 

[Man of Ethics]

November of 2022 or 2000 ??

2000 -- that was the trick.

 

[notmyfault2020]

Done, December 2001.

why throw out perfectly good beverages?

If you cannot abstain when they are around, then toss them. But if you can drink just one or 2, why throw them out?

 

[Man of Ethics]

why throw out perfectly good beverages?

If you cannot abstain when they are around, then toss them. But if you can drink just one or 2, why throw them out?

I am prohibited from drinking since I take Effexor.

 

[notmyfault2020]

I am prohibited from drinking since I take Effexor.

don't know what that is. Is it something u take so you don't drink?

 

[Man of Ethics]

don't know what that is. Is it something u take so you don't drink?

No. Effexor is simply an antidepressant.

 

[whitehall]

I find that a little Jack gets me through the holidays but I don't whine about it.