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It made me tired too, doorinthefloor.
It's pretty common for a little while.
I figured I'd been abusing my body for a long time - it took time to recover from that.
I also think it showed me very clearly just how much I'd become accustomed to operating under the influence of alcohol - take it away and I was like a rag doll.
I couldn't do what you're suggesting - I tried both only drinking when out and onmly drinkign at home - eventually and inevitably I ended up in the same old place.
I found it impossible
not to slip into old habits.
Once I drink alcohol, all control goes.
How long did the break you were going to take from drinking end up?
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